Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson can't see Paul Scholes ending his England exile.

With a squad for the opening Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland due to be announced on Sunday, there has been some speculation that Scholes might be in it.

However, as one of the few men who knows Scholes intimately, having spent so long in the same dressing room, Ferguson would be stunned if the midfielder was in Capello's 23.

"I have no idea about England. I wouldn't have thought so," said Ferguson.