Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes was on Sunday visited by UK police officers after he threw an illegal house party on Friday July 31 for his son Arron, in Oldham, a Covid crisis area.

Police visited his £3.5million mansion after The Sun newspapers posted pictures on Sunday August 2, showing the crowded party he organized, flouting social distancing rules.

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In photos published by the Sun UK, the former Manchester United midfielder Scholes, 45, posed in a “Lockdown Live” T-shirt with DJ Zac Caulcutt, while dozens of youngsters could be seen ignoring social distancing rules.

Another photo published by the newspaper shows Scholes’s 19-year-old daughter Alicia, an England netball player, posing with a group of friends during the party.

Speaking on the houseparty, Local MP Debbie Abrahams said: “We all need to play our part. I urge everyone to follow the new guidelines.”

According to the UK government, any area that has over 50  Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people is rated “red” by the Government and new figures show the infection rate in Oldham soared to 58.1 per 100,000 people.

A spokeswoman for Greater ­Manchester Police said to reporters: “Officers attended and engaged with an ­individual, explaining the restrictions and encouraging them to be compliant.”