Paul Scholes wades into ex-Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers' 'good girl' sexism row

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has jumped into the Brendan Rodgers sexism controversy with a fiery response.

The former United player has seemingly defended Brendan Rodgers after the ex-Liverpool manager got caught up in a sexism row. After Celtic's 3-1 win over Motherwell on Sunday, Rodgers was interviewed by BBC Scotland reporter Jane Lewis.

In a heated exchange, Lewis asked Rodgers to explain his comments about the title race where he said: 'The story has already been written about this group, but we will write our own story'. Rodgers didn't like the question from the BBC journalist and replied: "No, no, you know exactly what I mean."

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When Lewis tried to ask the question again, Rodgers abruptly said: "Done, good girl, well done." Since the interview was broadcast, Rodgers has been criticised for his 'good girl' comment to Lewis, which some have labelled sexist.

One of those criticising him was Rebekah Chapman, a representative of the Scottish Feminist Network. She told talkSPORT: "I can only assess the interview and it's quite clear he is not ending the interview in an informal, friendly way. He is being quite rude."

When co-host Simon Jordan suggested that Rodgers was just responding to the reporter as if she were a man, Chapman responded: "There is a difference. It depends on the rapport between the interviewer..." Listening to the debate on the sports radio show was Scholes.

On Instagram, the 49-year-old seemed to stand up for Rodgers, writing: "This world needs to f*** right off... bye," as he posted a picture of Chapman talking on talkSPORT with the words 'Brendan Rodgers branded 'dinosaur,'''