Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could… — Laurent Blanc Copy Share Image
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
I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe… — Thierry Henry Copy Share Image
Scholes was England's best football player. It was impossible to take the ball from him, and he never mishit a pass. — Sven-Goran Eriksson Copy Share Image
He's like a terrier, Scholes, he won't let go - even the postman would be afraid of him. — Jimmy Magee 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
Black-Scholes is a know-nothing system. If you know nothing about value - only price - then Black-Scholes is a pretty good guess… — Charlie Munger 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
At Arsenal me and Patrick (Vieira) didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him. — Emmanuel Petit 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
Nobody else in the world can play the way Scholes does. The passes he produces all over the field and the way… — Dimitar Berbatov Copy Share Image
Scholes was probably the best English midfielder since Bobby Charlton. He was such a brilliant long passer that he could choose a… — 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
