A VIDEO that appears to show Manchester United legend Paul Scholes chewing his daughter's toenails has gone viral.

Alicia Scholes, 20, uploaded the video to Instagram, alongside the caption "true love", to her followers on Saturday.

The short clips seems to show her dad, the ex-England football international from Oldham, nibbling on her toenails.

 

Alicia, who plays in the Vitality Netball Superleague and recently left Manchester Thunder to join London Pulse, has more than 72,000 followers on Instagram.

Scholes, who sold his £3.85 million Saddleworth mansion in August, has been widely mocked on social media for the video with a string of memes quickly surfacing in reaction to the clip.

One person tweeted: "Paul Scholes :Class of ninety toe".

A second said: "Paul Scholes is trending. If you haven't seen why, please don't look."

Another asked for people's take on the video writing that it's "proper weird isn’t it? Like… really weird?".

The former midfielder made 718 appearances and scored 155 goals for United, winning 25 trophies, 11 being Premier League titles. He retired in May 2013 after playing for England on 66 occasions.