Players owe Fergie for Derby disaster, says Scholes

PAUL SCHOLES admitted Manchester United owe manager Alex Ferguson a performance following Saturday’s Maine Road horror show.

At the press conference to preview tonight's Champions League encounter with Bayer Leverkusen, Ferguson refused point blank to discuss the 3-1 defeat by Manchester City.

Scholes, one of the few players to emerge with any credit from the shambolic display, at least skirted round the issue as he expressed disappointment at the outcome.