Strachan hails Man Utd boss Ferguson over Scholes comeback
Former Manchester United star Gordon Strachan has hailed Sir Alex Ferguson's efforts in persuading Paul Scholes to quit his retirement.
Scholes has enjoyed a dream return to the Manchester United team since his shock comeback at the turn of the year. And Strachan, who played under Fergie at Aberdeen and United, believes the move is all down to the 37-year-old’s loyalty to his mentor.
“He’s coming back to help out the person who has helped him most in his career: Ferguson.
“He’s also helping the people at the club and the people behind the scenes who we don’t know about.
“He was meeting Manchester United supporters and they were saying ‘We’re a bit short in midfield’ – and so he says ‘I can help’.
“Paul was and still is a model professional, a credit to the football profession. And as he’s shown so far, he’s still a fantastic football player.”“Paul has not come back for adulation or for money,” Strachan told the Sunday Mirror. “And he is not coming back to be high-profile.
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Comments (2)
Scholesy is what all up and coming players should be trying to imitate in their careers, he is a real tribute to the game and the team he loves. The players of today (i.e. Morrison - a born and bred Mancunian) have no idea about loyalty and are completely "brain-washed" by ruthless agents only interested in lining their own pockets...... These kind of players usually end up going one way, backwards!! Yet their agents become richer and richer, good luck Morrison - you'll end up being a nothing instead of potentially becoming the next Scholesy at the biggest club in the world..... What a *****!!
chelsea 0 -10 lol
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