Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes appears to have issued yet another jibe towards Louis van Gaal ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.
United are hoping to put some gloss on what has been a largely disappointing campaign for the Red Devils by overcoming Crystal Palace to win the competition for the first time since 2004.
Once the record holders for most FA Cup wins, United have slipped behind Arsenal having not claimed the trophy for 12 years, reaching just two finals in that time.
But Scholes, who has been outspoken against Van Gaal throughout the season, looks to have launched another dig the Dutchman's way by saying the reason why club haven't enjoyed success in the tournament for a number of seasons prior to this year is because they've usually had bigger fish to fry.
"It [the drought] has been disappointing as we obviously want to be in the FA Cup final as it's a big day," Scholes, who won three FA Cups with United, told Manchester Evening News.
"It's long overdue but I also think it hasn't really been a priority. We all know it's a massive major competition but was it the priority over the Champions League or the Premier League?
"We always seem to go after those two which you can probably understand and a lot of the times we would go out of the FA Cup as our team was missing players that would needed to be rested for the big Champions League and Premier League games."
United crashed out of the Champions League group stages before failing to book their place back in Europe's elite club competition for next season with a fifth-place finish under Van Gaal this term.
Van Gaal's charges are heading into the showpiece event at Wembley as favourites as they seek to put an end to their three-year wait to win any piece of silverware.
However, Scholes says Palace have the ability to cause any side problems on their day and has urged United not to take them lightly.
"I think people are probably assuming United are going to win it but it's going to be a tough game," he added.
"Crystal Palace are a decent side and I think they can cause any teams problems, so I think it will be tight."
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