Ferguson: Scholes is my Zidane

Scholes has put bad form behind him of late to begin to show why he is one of the most highly thought of players in the Premiership.

Manager Ferguson believes that Scholes - who scored in Saturday's game against Chelsea - is amongst the best in the world.

"I am pleased with a lot of the players but Scholesey has really hit a rich vein of scoring form," said Ferguson.

"Paul has had a fantastic season, brilliant. There is an understanding of the role now. He is maturing and coping very well. He has done superbly.

"I think he's playing the role as well as anyone.

"Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid and Dennis Bergkamp at Arsenal operate in the same way.

"It's an illustrious pair to be compared to. But Paul has taken his game to those heights."