Man United legend Paul Scholes delivers damning verdict on English teams in Europe

Scholes is also a pundit for ITV Football. Credit: PA

Paul Scholes has delivered a damning verdict on England's top teams by suggesting the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid would ease to a Premier League title win by as much as 15 points.

The footballer-turned-pundit was commenting in his Independent column following a week in which Everton and Man City bowed out of the Europa League and Champions League, leaving zero English representatives in Europe before Easter.

Addressing the performances of English teams in Europe in this season's knockout stages, Scholes wrote: