Revealed :what Paul scholes said about Michael carrick after Manchester United defeat to Villarreal .

 Paul Scholes has insisted that Manchester 

United should not consider hiring Michael 

Carrick as their new manager, despite the 

caretaker boss steering them through to 

the Champions League last-16.

Carrick, in his first game in charge after

 the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the 

weekend, oversaw a 2-0 victory at Villarreal 

- with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho 

both scoring in an improved team performance.

The plan is for Carrick, a United legend, to 

remain at the helm while the club look to appoint

 an interim boss until the end of the season, 

but surprise calls for him to keep his role 

may now grow after the display in Spain.

However, Scholes is adamant that United 

should focus their attention elsewhere.

Quizzed on Carrick landing the job on BT 

Sport, he said: 'I don't think so, but who 

knows? After Chelsea, there's a run of 

10 games which are very winnable.

'This is Man United. You've got to have the

 very best in charge. Michael Carrick? Look, 

he's a coach. He's had one game in charge 

as a manager.

'

No experience anywhere else. You can't.

 Honestly, you can't, as much as I like him. 

You need the very best.'

Owen Hargreaves began the debate over

 Carrick being one of the candidates to replace 

Solskjaer, but both Scholes and Rio Ferdinand - 

another team-mate of the former United 

midfielder - vehemently disagreed.

'Obviously it can all change at Chelsea 

but if Michael gets a result,' Hargreaves said.

'If he's winning like Ole, nobody anticipated 

him getting the job full-time, but because his

 results were there they did it. If Michael keeps

 clean sheets and climbs up the table then 

they will have to look at him. They have to.'

Ferdinand sided with Scholes, adding: 'I 

don't think they will give it to Michael.

'One thing certain is they are actively looking

 for somebody to be an interim to take us through

 until the end of the season, then they will 

look for someone else to come in at the end

 of the season.

'You're looking at Laurent Blanc; someone 

who wouldn't be full-time.

'Someone like [Mauricio] Pochettino when 

he was out of a job… there was murmurs 

he wanted to come to Man United in that period

 and it depends on how PSG see it.

'We have to wait and see but Man United

 need to make enquiries if they want a manager

 who is in a job. Those conversations will 

be going on now.'

Current PSG boss Pochettino is the favourite 

to take over permanently at United, and 

Sportsmail revealed this week that he would 

be keen on joining mid-season.

However, it has since emerged this evening

 that United have also held talks with Ernesto 

Valverde, the renowned former Barcelona 

manager.

The club have a shortlist of five candidates

 for their interim role, and it has been revealed

 that Valverde is one of the names under 

consideration.

He is out of work after leaving the Nou

 Camp in January 2020, and has recently spoken

 to United's football director John Murtough.

It is understood he would only be a temporary 

option, with United having other candidates 

for the summer including Pochettino, 

Brendan Rodgers and Erik ten Hag.