Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave… — Xavi Copy Share Image
When you look back you talk about legends of the game, he's certainly up there. Twenty trophies since 1994. He just seems… — Dwight Yorke Copy Share Image
What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football. — Kevin Keegan Copy Share Image
Sad to hear of Paul Scholes retirement! One of the best midfielders to grace the Premiership! Idolised him for years! Legend. — Jordan Henderson Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul… — Bobby Charlton Copy Share Image
The best illustration I can give of his talent is that at Manchester United there was always a possession drill in training… — Gary Neville Copy Share Image
When I was in Dutch and Italian football, a lot of people looked at Manchester United, and when they were asked who… — Edwin van der Sar Copy Share Image
I'm star-struck when I see Paul Scholes because you never see him. On the pitch you can't catch him. Off the pitch… — Luis Figo Copy Share Image
The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders. — Andrea Pirlo Copy Share Image
I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
Everyone of us should emulate him. We can all learn from Paul Scholes. — Peter Schmeichel Copy Share Image
I love watching little Paul Scholes, he's so in control of what he's doing and is always so accurate and pinpoint with… — Bobby Charlton Copy Share Image
Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football. — Bobby Charlton Copy Share Image
Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is. — Michael Carrick Copy Share Image
We won’t ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in… — Darren Fletcher Copy Share Image
If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that,… — Thierry Henry Copy Share Image
I am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation. — Arjen Robben Copy Share Image
The greatest compliment I can pay Paul Scholes is that he reminds me of Bryan Robson, the way he bombs into the… — Ray Wilkins Copy Share Image
If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. — Alan Shearer Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul… — Bobby Charlton Copy Share Image
He has an awareness of what's happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
