It seems like there's never an ordinary day at Manchester United and Lisandro Martinez recently had a pop at Paul Scholes because the 50-year-old said something the Argentine did not like.

"Even when he's fit he's not good enough to win the Premier League with," said Scholes about Martinez on a podcast appearance, while also questioning the signing of Matthijs de Ligt.

Martinez responded: "This jinx guy is really hurting. You put him in Argentina, he wouldn't survive."

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Scholes would have laughed if someone showed him Martinez's response. He is an 11-time winner of the Premier League, he won the Champions League twice, he made more than 700 appearances for United and he will be remembered as one of finest midfielders the sport has ever seen.

Martinez is a World Cup winner, something Scholes didn't come close to achieving during his career, but the defender is now part of a United side that is currently 13th in the Premier League table.

Ruben Amorim described this United team as "maybe" the worst in the club's history, so it's probably not a good look for members of that squad to be hitting back at club legends.

It's certainly not the end of the world that Martinez responded and he's entitled to his opinion. Scholes won't care about his comment but United's current crop can't really defend themselves when they're complicit in such a horrendous season.

The worst United team Scholes was a part of was in 2001/2002 when United finished third in the Premier League table, 10 points behind champions Arsenal. The best team Martinez has been played in at United finished third in the league in 2022/2023, 14 points behind champions Manchester City.

United were also affected by Sir Alex Ferguson announcing he was set to retire before the beginning of the 11/12 season. "I think a lot of them had put their tools away," said Ferguson years later.

Scholes played a crucial role in United's most-successful era and is better placed than most to give an opinion about whether a player is good enough to challenge for a Premier League title.

Martinez might have been offended by the comment but he needs thicker skin. United are the most scrutinised club in the world and Martinez knew what he was signing up for when arriving from Ajax.

The best way to respond to such comments is by performing on the pitch. Martinez has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, and his head space might not be in an ideal place, which might also explain why he popped back at Scholes on social media.

Some supporters have questioned whether the opinions of United's legends have become unhelpful, but the reality is, they only make harsh comments when United are underperforming.

If United were fighting for the league title and competing in the Champions League, there would be no negative coverage and every club legend would be singing the current players' praises.

It's simple: good performances generate positive coverage. United's current crop are criticised by former players because they are part of a club that looks unrecognisable at times. Martinez was within his rights to respond to Scholes but it was probably inadvisable to do so.

Scholes was speaking during a fan debate on Sky Bet's The Overlap.