Paul Scholes

You knew where you stood with Sir Alex Ferguson.

— Paul Scholes

United fans don't care if the team only has 40 per cent possession as long as they are watching an attacking team.…

— Paul Scholes

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to…

— Paul Scholes

The game changes so quickly, and you have to get yourself in a position mentally where you can deal with whatever is…

— Paul Scholes

When it came to playing Arsenal over the last eight years of my career at United, we always went into games against…

— Paul Scholes

As a young footballer at United, Steve Bruce was one of the senior pros I really admired.

— Paul Scholes

People say that Rooney could have been like Lionel Messi, a more prolific goalscorer who dribbles past opponents more. But they are…

— Paul Scholes

When a team is relegated, a new leader can help turn the page at a club.

— Paul Scholes

At United, my United, we had been honed into a ruthless team who played great football but, ultimately, were there to win…

— Paul Scholes

From United's point of view, it is always difficult to tell just when a young footballer is going to mature into a…

— Paul Scholes

My view is that you show Messi one side or the other, and if he goes past you, he goes past you.…

— Paul Scholes

I played for 20 years for Sir Alex Ferguson, and he could be a scary man.

— Paul Scholes

United's history was built on attacking football, which does not always mean that the team kept clean sheets or did not concede…

— Paul Scholes

Get up. Go to work. Play the game. Get showered. Go home.

— Paul Scholes

It is very difficult for me to breathe when it's hot and humid.

— Paul Scholes

You buy the right players for the system that you believe will be successful.

— Paul Scholes

At some point, a young player has to grasp the opportunity and make himself undroppable.

— Paul Scholes

At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.

— Paul Scholes

To beat opposing teams, you have to attack, and to attack, you have to take risks.

— Paul Scholes

Pirlo is a cool customer who does things in his own time. On the pitch, he just looks so relaxed, no matter…

— Paul Scholes

As a midfielder at United, I had to pass the ball forward, and yes, it did not always work. It did not…

— Paul Scholes

To continue playing late into your twenties in the same style that you once played as a teenager is not possible.

— Paul Scholes

Let me tell you what it is like playing against Messi. You are up against a footballer who can take the ball…

— Paul Scholes

There is something about a cup final that brings out a different quality in a footballer. Do they have the courage to…

— Paul Scholes

In the periods of my career when I stopped passing the ball forward or when I stopped looking for the risky pass…

— Paul Scholes