Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
It is not always about signing star forwards and midfielders.
There are not many number fives but the best are Busquets, Tiago, Gabi... I also learn a lot from Xabi Alonso. He is also among the top.
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
I've always felt wingers, more than any type of player, can change a game.
At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.
My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.
Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.
You look at Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal or Roy Keane at Man United, and they are players that can do everything.
There's players around the world that get assists from number 10s or wingers.
The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.
The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back.
I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.
Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to play alongside him.
In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is SCHOLES
I am not one of the best midfielders in the world or something like that.
You don't need only your strikers. You need your defenders to be on top of their game. You need a midfield to work hard and track back, and I suppose you need a goalkeeper who makes saves once in a while.
Against a team who are tight inside their area, you look to find combinations, the center with the wings or with shots from outside the box.
In the Premier League you need creative players to open games up.
Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United.
Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.
There are a lot of great midfielders in the world, with each having their own unique style.
The midfield is the heartbeat of a football team, it's the centre of the action, so you can't just do one thing.
There have been a lot of French midfielders at Chelsea, but they did it their way and I do it my way and I hope I can do good things at Chelsea.
A lot of the players who've done so well aren't necessarily the big names: James Tomkins, Luka Milivojevic to name two.
