Sir Alex Ferguson believes Paul Scholes will go down in history as a Manchester United legend.
United boss pays tribute to retiring midfielder ahead of testimonial
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Paul Scholes will go down in history as a Manchester United legend.
The Red Devils stalwart, who spent his entire career at Old Trafford, announced his retirement at the end of last season.
At the age of 36, Scholes believes the time has come to hang up his boots and turn his hand to coaching.
He will, however, be given a fitting send-off on Friday when United face the New York Cosmos in a testimonial match.
Ferguson has been quick to pay tribute to one of his best-ever finds ahead of that game, with it his opinion that Scholes will stand alongside the United greats.
He said: "To my mind he will go down as one of the greatest players of all time for Manchester United.
Praise
"I was with Fabien Barthez on Wednesday having a chat and he said 'pass my regards on to Scholesy, he's the best player I ever played with'.
"You see [Barcelona's] Xavi talking about Scholes, and he's in a better position than most of us to talk about midfield players, saying he's the best player he has ever played against."
Ferguson joked that notoriously publicity-shy Scholes would not enjoy being in the spotlight on Friday.
He added: "He might not turn up - if an interview is involved he won't, he will be quite happy with his slippers on!
"He will endure it - if he has to do an interview or something with the fans at the end of the game he will get through it somehow, but he will not be looking forward to it."
