Manchester United great Paul Scholes hailed their midfield for victory at Manchester City.

Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw stole the headlines with their goals which earned United a 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon.

But Scholes was especially impressed with holding midfield duo Fred and Scott McTominay, and credited them with keeping City's creative stars such as Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan quiet.

"A big thing was getting the midfield right against Manchester City," Scholes told Premier League Productions.

"I think they did that, Fred and McTominay had a big job, but you could see how tight and compact they were, there was no space for City in there.

"Fred and McTominay won the ball and managed to break as well. It worked perfectly.

"City's best players are obviously De Bruyne and Gundogan, so if you stop them you go a long way to stopping City. You have to say they didn't really have an influence on the game.

"They knew they had to keep compact, keep the middle area tight and the plan worked perfectly."