Wednesday, 5th May 2010
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that midfielder Paul Scholes was set to retire from football at the end of the season, had it not been for his ability to persuade the veteran to stay on for at least one more season.
"I did speak to him," The wily Scot admitted on the league’s official website. "He’d intimated that he may retire at the end of the season. I said, ‘I’ll decide when you retire… Look, Paul, you can play there’s no question of that. Your ability’s there, there’s no deterioration in your actual play.’”
Scholes has proven invaluable for Man Utd again this season, with his latest contribution a vital dramatic winner against Manchester City in mid-April.
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