Attributes Quote by Laurent Blanc

I tell anyone who asks me - Scholes is the best English player.

— Laurent Blanc

Scholes was probably the best English midfielder since Bobby Charlton. He was such a brilliant long passer that he could choose a hair on…

— Alex Ferguson

Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to…

— Pep Guardiola

Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone…

— Gordon Strachan

Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Paul Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is the…

— Thierry Henry

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career.…

— Thierry Henry

He is a very complete, spectacular footballer. He always fights for the ball and tries to lose his marker to help his team-mates -…

— Cesc Fabregas

I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There…

— Alex Ferguson

For me, Scholesy's the best footballer England has produced in my time. The way he controlled games, passed the ball, saw things that other…

— Wayne Rooney

For me, Paul Scholes has been the best midfield player in the Premier League. By a mile. He has the lot. He scores and…

— Alan Shearer

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

— Zinedine Zidane

There was never any question about Scholesy's quality as a footballer. He was known as the little ginger magician in the youth team. Some…

— Steve Bruce