Football Quote by Pep Guardiola

I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak he was…

— Xavi

I wouldn’t swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with. He is the best.

— Gary Neville

Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team - that goes to show how highly I…

— Marcello Lippi

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 he…

— Ryan Giggs

Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on…

— Laurent Blanc

What I say is that in midfield, with his style, Scholes could play at any club.

— Deco

I have played with some great players during my time at United but I would have to put Paul Scholes down as the best.

— Ryan Giggs

If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that, but I…

— Thierry Henry

You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that…

— Zinedine Zidane

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

— Zinedine Zidane

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

I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much…

— Tony Adams