PAUL SCHOLES and Nicky Butt struggled to raise a smile as the Manchester United legends met up this morning.
The Class of ‘92 icons enjoyed countless successes under Sir Alex Ferguson back during their playing days for the club.
However, currently the Red Devils are a million miles away from those glory days.
Erik ten Hag’s side narrowly avoided disaster by beating Coventry on penalties to secure a showdown with Man City in the FA Cup Final last weekend.
The Dutchman won the Carabao Cup during his first term at the helm but this season he has failed to build on that.
They are seventh in the Premier League, 16 points off the top four, and speculation continues to mount over whether part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will stick with Ten Hag this summer.
United have produced a series of underwhelming displays and embarrassments, including Champions League elimination at the group stage.
The pressure is still mounting on the Dutchman ahead of tonight’s Premier League clash at home to Sheffield United despite setting up that date at Wembley next month.
And it looked like Scholes and Butt, who both lifted the FA Cup three times with United, had little to laugh about as they were spotted having a catch-up in Cheshire earlier.
The 49-year-old Scholes, dressed in jeans and a dark top and coat, has made no secret about feeling that Ten Hag’s time at the club will soon be over while working as a pundit.
And there was little on display on Sunday to suggest that he might have changed his mind.
Even though neither are officially still tied to United, they are both co-owners at League Two side Salford City along with fellow Red Devils icons Gary and Phil Neville, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.
Butt is also the club's chief executive officer - but they
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