United took control of their Europa League quarter-final when Marcel Sabitzer scored two quickfire goals in the first half, but United struggled to kick on after the break and were punished by their Spanish opponents.
Tyrell Malacia deflected the ball into his own net with six minutes remaining, and United then shipped another own goal in the third minute of added time as Harry Maguire inadvertently headed the ball past David de Gea.
Scholes was bemused by United’s second half showing, and put it down to complacency creeping in after a straightforward first 45 minutes, while also insisting the same thing would not have happened under Sir Alex Ferguson when he was a player.
‘I think it is possible [to take you foot of the gas in the second half]. Did it happen when we played? Possibly, but I don’t think the manager would have allowed us to be complacent in the second half,’ Scholes told BT Sport.
