FOOTBALL NEWS
15/02/2012 17:20, Report by A Marshall & N Coppack
Boss: Scholes can continue
Sir Alex has described Paul Scholes as Manchester United's Xavi as he feels the 37-year-old could carry on playing next term if he continues his splendid form.The veteran midfielder came out of retirement this season and looks as fresh as ever, producing another influential performance for the entire 90 minutes against Liverpool last weekend.
There has been a clamour for the unassuming star to stay on for another season and also to play for England at Euro 2012, although the boss doesn't think there's any chance of that happening.
"It's hard to describe Scholes," stated Sir Alex at the press conference in Amsterdam ahead of the Europa League tie with Ajax. "Honestly, on Saturday, he was unbelievable.
"I told Paul at the time he could play 25 to 30 games this season and he said that wasn't enough. He decided to retire after that - he didn't want to go from being a top player who's in the team all the time to a player playing only 25 games a season.
"He was approaching 37 years of age and it's difficult for players to do that at the top level. I was honest with Paul, though, and I told him that if I got 25 games of quality from him, I'd be delighted. When he decided to come back I saw no negatives. I was delighted.
"There couldn't be a negative attached to it because he was training really hard in the couple of months before that. He'd realised he'd made a mistake. He's come back refreshed and enthusiastic and his normal self in terms of his training performances.
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