Midfield Maestro Quotes

Paul Scholes. The best! Great player, person, friend!

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

It's only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He's almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.

My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.

Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.

Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team.

If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.

Iniesta - he is the Zinedine Zidane of the team, because he can do whatever you want him to with the ball.

Ray Wilkins' day will come one night

Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone who could do as much as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his feet he could tell you where every player on that pitch is at that moment. His awareness is superb.

Sad to hear of Paul Scholes retirement! One of the best midfielders to grace the Premiership! Idolised him for years! Legend.

My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.

When Jason Koumas is on form, he's the type of player who calls all the strings

Scholes was playing tiki-taka football when nobody in England knew what it was. He was another of those players, like Denis Law or Bobby Moore, who at 15 probably looked as if he wouldn't make it.

Scholesy was a genius, absolute genius. He was a center-forward's dream, you could make a run and he'd put the ball perfectly in your path. Any footballer you ask will always tell you that Scholesy was one of the best players they've ever played with.

I am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation.

I wouldn’t swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with. He is the best.

I consider Zidane to be an amazing player who has written football history.

From the moment Messi was introduced, we all knew he was a unique talent. I remember Deco and Ronaldinho immediately realised how special he was, and they took him under their wing.

Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.

Xavi is one of the best players in the history of football.

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career. He's a team player, a one and two-touch footballer who makes good decisions on the pitch and makes his team play.

Nobody else in the world can play the way Scholes does. The passes he produces all over the field and the way he changes the game is brilliant. Every manager would like him. But luckily he is here and playing with us. Paul practices that all the time. When he has finished training he always goes out and shoots.

Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is.

Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football.