It’s all revisionism with Scholes, great player though he was. Only after Veron left did we start even seeing the Paul Scholes many remember, and then that eye problem cut out a massive chunk of that prime deep lying Scholes.
And remember post-Veron were Fergie’s worst years, the days of Djemba twins, Kleberson, Liam Miller.
I’d argue the very best of Paul Scholes was actually after the eye injury, in 2006-2007, that season he was truly World class. I think he then missed a huge chunk of the following season through a knee injury which possible stole us from seeing 3 seasons of an epic Scholes. 2006-2007 was the year for Scholes and the only season I’d have considered him our best player.
Yet many will now have you know he was “the best of the co92”, as already mentioned in this thread. Many will even try convincing you he was better than Keane
The opposite has happened with Giggs since he finished playing.