Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has been fined after admitting breaking Football Association betting rules.

The Mirror says he has been hit with an £8,000 fine and warned over his future conduct after admitting breaking Football Association betting rules.

United legend Scholes admitted that he placed 140 bets on football matches between 17 August 2015 and 12 January 2019, during the time when he was director of Salford City.

None of the bets concerned matches involving the newly-promoted League Two side.

However, according to the FA, eight of those bets involved Manchester United, at a time where both Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt were employed and one bet was placed on Valencia at a time when Gary Neville and Phil Neville were in charge.