Manchester United legend Paul Scholes thinks his former club could use Mesut Ozil's skills.

The German seems destined to leave Arsenal after being left out of their last five match day squads.

United have struggled to break down deep-lying teams this season, and Scholes believes Ozil could solve that problem.

Asked whether Ozil could be a difference-maker for United, Scholed replied: "Man Utd could do with someone like Ozil who can link a team together."[He is] a player who can link teams together. He has got great quality, he's shown that in his career.

"He could be an answer short-term, I don't know. I think that would be up to him, ultimately.

"I can't [see it happening], but he's the type of player, short-term, who United could do with."