Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says it's impossible for them to replace the retired Paul Scholes.
Ferguson refuses to abandon the idea of bringing in anyone, even if a like-for-like replacement for Scholes is beyond his imagination.
"It is impossible to get another Paul Scholes," he said.
"But if we get a player along similar lines in terms of the quality of his passing and vision, we would have to do something.
"The difficulty is, if you picked the best four midfield players in the world, Scholes would be there with Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Then you could take a pick from somewhere else.
"It is a loss. How do we overcome it? The next few weeks could help us in that respect. Someone could emerge out of the youth team and we carry on."
