""“Why isn’t he playing for England? It is crazy. Only in England. Scholes is a great, great player. So experienced an…"

"When he passes the ball it stays passed. The ball goes exactly where he wants it to. I have always loved him for that…"

"I am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation and I honestly think [Wesley] Sne…"

"There is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I…"

"I’ve still got Paul Scholes’ shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the p…"

"He’s the best midfielder I’ve ever seen. He can pass, score goals with his left, right, his head – he can do anything…"

"“If he was playing with me, I would score so many more.”"

"“What United have got that Chelsea haven’t is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English footb…"

"I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Schole…"

"I’d go for Scholesy as the club’s greatest ever player. I’ve seen him do things that no other player can do. The way …"