Manchester United legend Paul Scholes says he'd have liked to have played with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil.

Scholes was critical of Ozil last week - and received a rebuke from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.

He wrote in the London Evening Standard: "I found myself agreeing with Arsene Wenger on Monday night.

"The Arsenal manager said last Friday that I would have loved to have played alongside Mesut Ozil - and that would be right, as long as Ozil played every week as well as he did at Old Trafford.

"Arsenal impressed me against United, and that's been a rarity in recent years. There were similarities with their performance against Manchester City in January. They looked sharp and hungry, full of energy in midfield, where they overpowered United. They looked physically commanding, too, and Danny Welbeck's pace and power were important.

"Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin were the pick of the team - I never had them down as so strong. They were quick and aggressive and got the better of United. They showed Louis van Gaal's team what they were lacking in midfield and were not afraid to be direct with their attacks when it suited."