Premier League May 3-5

[Barney]

City caller on 5 Live subtle dig at Liverpool's victory parades.

They aren't victory parades. There's going to be one before the Newcastle game too. It's supporting our team.

 

[Red Dreams]

nicely done JohnDoe.

give it up Barney.

 

[Barney]

Perhaps, so let's see what managers and players think:

Spoiler

Marcello Lippi:“Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team - that goes to show how highly I have always rated him. He would have been one of the first players I’d have bought, given the chance”

Glenn Hoddle: "There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world."

Laurent Blanc: "I tell anyone who asks me – Scholes is the best English player."

Zinedine Zidane: "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation. 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. You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career."

Thierry Henry: "Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength and he is a genuine competitor. I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'."

Jose Mourinho: “Why isn’t he playing for England? It is crazy. Only in England. Scholes is a great, great player. So experienced and still, for me, one of the best in the world in midfield. Manchester United are lucky to have him.”

Xabi Alonso: "Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount. To me Paul [Scholes] is a role model. He is the best midfielder I’ve seen in the last 15 or 20 years.”

Cesc Fabregas: "He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League."

Alan Hansen: "He is one of the top three to five players to have ever played in the Premier League - his passing, movement and technique set examples to everyone, not just younger players."

Patrick Vieira: "The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Scholes."

Xavi: ‘In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.’

Micah Richards : "He's always in the right position, always seems to be at the end of the box when the ball drops in. The complete midfielder - when he's fit, he's the best. Some go missing but he's in the right place at the right time. He's my favourite player of all-time, unbelievable. If you give him a chance it's a goal, isn't it?"

Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing and shooting is of the highest level. He’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time."

Eidur Gudjohnsen : "I'm more an admirer of Paul Scholes than I am of Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a fantastic player, but he has 10 other great players around him every week...Scholes is one of the most complete footballers I've ever seen. His one-touch play is phenomenal. Whenever I have played against him, I never felt I could get close to him."

Edgar Davids : ""Every one of us (midfielders) is just trying to become as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes."

Edgar Davids : "I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is."

Sam Allardyce : "There is not a better midfield player in the world."

Kevin Keegan : "What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football."

Gordon Strachan : "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."

Veron while at Chelsea being asked in an interview who's the best english player : "Paul Scholes."

Park Ji Sung when asked by the club’s official home page which United player he would like to see in the red shirt of the Taeguk Warriors : “It has to be Paul Scholes.”

David Beckham said that, among his teammates at Real Madrid, which included Zinedine Zidane, Raúl, Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Roberto Carlos, Scholes was the most admired opponent : "He's always one of those people others talk about. Even playing at Real Madrid, the players always say to me 'what's he like'? They respect him as a footballer, and to have that respect from some of those players is great."

Brian Kidd : "Paul Scholes had the best football brain I'd ever seen in a kid. Let's face it. Paul Scholes is in a class of its own."

Rio Ferdinand : "I can honestly say Paul is the best player in the England squad. For me he is the complete player."

Rio Ferdinand : "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."

Phil Neville : "Paul, for me, is the best player in the England team. It worries teams. Speak to any other international team and they will single Paul out as England's key player. For me, he doesn't get the full credit that he deserves. He is a world-class player and deserves to be up there with the likes of Zidane and Figo."

Gary Neville : "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."

Gary Neville : "Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game."

Steve Bruce : "He's the best player in Britain in my opinion and he has to get himself fit just before we are due to play at Old Trafford. I cannot pay Paul a bigger compliment than to say that he's the most complete footballer in the country. The best bar none."

Roy Keane : "An amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being."

George Best : "To be honest I think England have lost their best player. Certainly he's the most consistent and naturally gifted player we've had for a long, long time."

Sir Bobby Charlton : "I am sorry for England because they don't have any player like him. You can talk about others but there is no one else like him. He is the best technical player England has without any question. He could have had a lot more caps if he had carried on. And if I was the manager he would have ended up with more than I did – easy"

Sir Bobby Charlton : "He’s always so in control and pinpoint accurate with his passing – a beautiful player to watch."

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

Sir Alex Ferguson : "Very few players can do that, but Scholes is one of them - and I knew he was one of them. That's why, without question, I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him."

Ronaldinho: "I want to pass like him. Who taught him how to do that?"

Messi: “At La Masia his name was mentioned a lot. He’s a teacher.”

Gerard Pique: “One of the best players I’ve ever seen in my life. Spectacular in training. Playing with him was a joy.”

Pep Guardiola: “Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes – he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would have loved to have played alongside him."

Wayne Rooney: "The best I've played with - no question. His touch, passing, vision, composure is outstanding. I try to copy him."

C. Ronaldo: "He is the best I've played with. He is amazing."

Roy Keane: “Scholesy is just the model professional. I remember that whenever we were playing in Europe, at half-time there were players running to get his shirt. That just goes to show how highly he’s thought of on the continent. He’s a master.”

Emmanuel Petit: "At Arsenal, me and Patrick Vieira didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him."

Andriy Schevchenko: "They have two of the world's best young players in Ronaldo and Rooney, but the player who most impresses me is Paul Scholes. He is United's most important player, and makes most things happen on the pitch."

Michael Owen: "Nobody on this planet has a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day is a pleasure just watching him."

Sir Alex Ferguson : Sir Alex Ferguson gave evidence in court on behalf of one of his former trainees and listened to the prosecution barrister's list of United's top players.

"You've missed Paul Scholes - and he's my best player," Ferguson chided her.

Saw that coming from a million miles away. If I was bothered I could go and find similar for Gerrard. I'm not that arsed though.

 

[The Man Himself]

Niall Quinn talking about Yaya.

 

[Alex99]

Saw that coming from a million miles away. If I was bothered I could go and find similar for Gerrard. I'm not that arsed though.

No you couldn't.

 

[Barney]

No you couldn't.

I could and I have posted them before.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

I'm lost

 

[The Man Himself]

Perhaps, so let's see what managers and players think:

Spoiler

Marcello Lippi:“Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team - that goes to show how highly I have always rated him. He would have been one of the first players I’d have bought, given the chance”

Glenn Hoddle: "There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world."

Laurent Blanc: "I tell anyone who asks me – Scholes is the best English player."

Zinedine Zidane: "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation. 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. You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career."

Thierry Henry: "Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength and he is a genuine competitor. I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'."

Jose Mourinho: “Why isn’t he playing for England? It is crazy. Only in England. Scholes is a great, great player. So experienced and still, for me, one of the best in the world in midfield. Manchester United are lucky to have him.”

Xabi Alonso: "Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount. To me Paul [Scholes] is a role model. He is the best midfielder I’ve seen in the last 15 or 20 years.”

Cesc Fabregas: "He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League."

Alan Hansen: "He is one of the top three to five players to have ever played in the Premier League - his passing, movement and technique set examples to everyone, not just younger players."

Patrick Vieira: "The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Scholes."

Xavi: ‘In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.’

Micah Richards : "He's always in the right position, always seems to be at the end of the box when the ball drops in. The complete midfielder - when he's fit, he's the best. Some go missing but he's in the right place at the right time. He's my favourite player of all-time, unbelievable. If you give him a chance it's a goal, isn't it?"

Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing and shooting is of the highest level. He’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time."

Eidur Gudjohnsen : "I'm more an admirer of Paul Scholes than I am of Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a fantastic player, but he has 10 other great players around him every week...Scholes is one of the most complete footballers I've ever seen. His one-touch play is phenomenal. Whenever I have played against him, I never felt I could get close to him."

Edgar Davids : ""Every one of us (midfielders) is just trying to become as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes."

Edgar Davids : "I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is."

Sam Allardyce : "There is not a better midfield player in the world."

Kevin Keegan : "What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football."

Gordon Strachan : "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."

Veron while at Chelsea being asked in an interview who's the best english player : "Paul Scholes."

Park Ji Sung when asked by the club’s official home page which United player he would like to see in the red shirt of the Taeguk Warriors : “It has to be Paul Scholes.”

David Beckham said that, among his teammates at Real Madrid, which included Zinedine Zidane, Raúl, Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Roberto Carlos, Scholes was the most admired opponent : "He's always one of those people others talk about. Even playing at Real Madrid, the players always say to me 'what's he like'? They respect him as a footballer, and to have that respect from some of those players is great."

Brian Kidd : "Paul Scholes had the best football brain I'd ever seen in a kid. Let's face it. Paul Scholes is in a class of its own."

Rio Ferdinand : "I can honestly say Paul is the best player in the England squad. For me he is the complete player."

Rio Ferdinand : "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."

Phil Neville : "Paul, for me, is the best player in the England team. It worries teams. Speak to any other international team and they will single Paul out as England's key player. For me, he doesn't get the full credit that he deserves. He is a world-class player and deserves to be up there with the likes of Zidane and Figo."

Gary Neville : "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."

Gary Neville : "Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game."

Steve Bruce : "He's the best player in Britain in my opinion and he has to get himself fit just before we are due to play at Old Trafford. I cannot pay Paul a bigger compliment than to say that he's the most complete footballer in the country. The best bar none."

Roy Keane : "An amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being."

George Best : "To be honest I think England have lost their best player. Certainly he's the most consistent and naturally gifted player we've had for a long, long time."

Sir Bobby Charlton : "I am sorry for England because they don't have any player like him. You can talk about others but there is no one else like him. He is the best technical player England has without any question. He could have had a lot more caps if he had carried on. And if I was the manager he would have ended up with more than I did – easy"

Sir Bobby Charlton : "He’s always so in control and pinpoint accurate with his passing – a beautiful player to watch."

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

Sir Alex Ferguson : "Very few players can do that, but Scholes is one of them - and I knew he was one of them. That's why, without question, I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him."

Ronaldinho: "I want to pass like him. Who taught him how to do that?"

Messi: “At La Masia his name was mentioned a lot. He’s a teacher.”

Gerard Pique: “One of the best players I’ve ever seen in my life. Spectacular in training. Playing with him was a joy.”

Pep Guardiola: “Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes – he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would have loved to have played alongside him."

Wayne Rooney: "The best I've played with - no question. His touch, passing, vision, composure is outstanding. I try to copy him."

C. Ronaldo: "He is the best I've played with. He is amazing."

Roy Keane: “Scholesy is just the model professional. I remember that whenever we were playing in Europe, at half-time there were players running to get his shirt. That just goes to show how highly he’s thought of on the continent. He’s a master.”

Emmanuel Petit: "At Arsenal, me and Patrick Vieira didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him."

Andriy Schevchenko: "They have two of the world's best young players in Ronaldo and Rooney, but the player who most impresses me is Paul Scholes. He is United's most important player, and makes most things happen on the pitch."

Michael Owen: "Nobody on this planet has a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day is a pleasure just watching him."

Sir Alex Ferguson : Sir Alex Ferguson gave evidence in court on behalf of one of his former trainees and listened to the prosecution barrister's list of United's top players.

"You've missed Paul Scholes - and he's my best player," Ferguson chided her.

but but, Scholes didn't back pass to opposition to stop a rival from winning league. That's class. How do you beat that?

 

[Alex99]

I could and I have posted them before.

You're so full of shit.

 

[Señor]

I did a quick search on google and every football forum that I checked had Scholes ahead of Gerrard and Gerrard ahead of Lampard. What you don't get @BarneyLFC, is that Scholes is a Manchester United and footballing legend and while he might be overrated by certain United fans, he most definitely is on par with Keane and Vieira, especially when so many pro's in the game have said the same so to write him off the way you do, not for the first time as well, is just extraordinarily narrow minded and reeks of bias, and true to form of how us United fans perceive Liverpool fans; utterly deluded.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

You're so full of shit.

All Liverpool fans are.

 

[mancan92]

You're so full of shit.

To be fair he is right

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard

The problem is that football players chat alot of crap.

 

[Barney]

I did a quick search on google and every football forum that I checked had Scholes ahead of Gerrard and Gerrard ahead of Lampard. What you don't get @BarneyLFC, is that Scholes is a Manchester United and footballing legend and while he might be overrated by certain United fans, he most definitely is on par with Keane and Vieira, especially when so many pro's in the game have said the same so to write him off the way you do, not for the first time as well, is just extraordinarily narrow minded and reeks of bias, and true to form of how us United fans perceive Liverpool fans; utterly deluded.

Show me these threads. You can just use ctrl + h, it shouldn't take too long since you've just visited them.

 

[The Man Himself]

Poor Barney. He is either one of the most deluded people to have ever joined this forum or it is a WUM he has taken too far.

 

[Alex99]

To be fair he is right

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard

The problem is that football players chat alot of crap.

Please be taking the piss.

 

[Señor]

You're so full of shit.

This. See, I've read on here that he's one of the best opposition fans but I read so many of his posts and think am I the only one who thinks he isn't? He's not even the best Liverpool fan on here.

Show me these threads. You can just use ctrl + h, it shouldn't take too long since you've just visited them.

I'm on my phone. You do it yourself. Type into google Scholes v Gerrard forum.

There you go: http://bit.ly/1j4ljWZ

 

[mancan92]

Please be taking the piss.

Hes right in that you can also find a bunch of quotes from top players and manager on Gerrard saying hes the best.

 

[Lynk]

Scholes isn't.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Scholes isn't.

Your right Scholes is in a class all of his own, he is the best of these 3, Keane, Scholes and Vieira by a millon miles

 

[Kraftwerker]

Scholes would never fall apart mentally and let a selfish need to atone an error destroy his team's chances.

Gerrard has a lot of footballing talent, but the absolute elite, the players who consistently win time and time again need more than that.

 

[Alex99]

Hes right in that you can also find a bunch of quotes from top players and manager on Gerrard saying hes the best.

The first quote on that link you posted was from Gerrard ffs

 

[Robbie Boy]

This. See, I've read on here that he's one of the best opposition fans but I read so many of his posts and think am I the only one who thinks he isn't? He's not even the best Liverpool fan on here.

I'm on my phone. You do it yourself. Type into google Scholes v Gerrard forum.

There you go: http://bit.ly/1j4ljWZ

I have him on ignore. He's a truly shit poster. I certainly hope no one on here thinks he's a great oppo poster.

 

[Magnus]

Not over yet sadly. Noone expected QPR to be winning it in the 90th min 2 years ago. if city are leading by two goals in the 90 min this sunday though i will get pissed and start a baloon dance in the streets

 

[mancan92]

The first quote on that link you posted was from Gerrard ffs

Huh? The first is from Pele

 

[Deleted member 78215]

United supporters do, sure. On other forums it's nowhere near as clear cut.

Ah, that settles it. Gerrard4lyfla on the Liverpool forum doesn't rate Scholes, f*** what Zidane and Xavi think.

 

[Barney]

This. See, I've read on here that he's one of the best opposition fans but I read so many of his posts and think am I the only one who thinks he isn't? He's not even the best Liverpool fan on here.

I'm on my phone. You do it yourself. Type into google Scholes v Gerrard forum.

There you go: http://bit.ly/1j4ljWZ

Who has said I'm one of the best? No one.

Those results prove my point.

 

[africanspur]

He bought most of the players that are currently starting for Villa tonight.

What's your point? He left a club that even though smaller than Villa, showed willingness to splash some money. He instead went to a job where the owner has clearly lost interest in pumping his own money in and adjusted the finances accordingly.

 

[Lynk]

United supporters do, sure. On other forums it's nowhere near as clear cut.

The general footballing public is full of idiots. "X player is better than Y because he scored more goals!"

 

[20solskjaer]

Saw that coming from a million miles away. If I was bothered I could go and find similar for Gerrard. I'm not that arsed though.

Do it! Find quotes of some of the greatest players to ever play the game calling gerrard the greatest player of his generation, englands best player of the last 30-40 years

You wont be able to

 

[Barney]

Ah, that settles it. Gerrard4lyfla on the Liverpool forum doesn't rate Scholes, f*** what Zidane and Xavi think.

• Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be.If you don't have a player like Steven Gerrard, who is the engine room, it can affect the whole team.When we were winning league titles and European Cups at Real, I always said Claude Makelele was our most important player. There is no way myself, (Luis) Figo or Raul would have been able to do what we did without Claude and the same goes for Liverpool and Gerrard. He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief. You can't learn that -- players like him are just born with that presence.
  • Zinedine Zidane(Source)

 

[Deleted member 78215]

• Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be.If you don't have a player like Steven Gerrard, who is the engine room, it can affect the whole team.When we were winning league titles and European Cups at Real, I always said Claude Makelele was our most important player. There is no way myself, (Luis) Figo or Raul would have been able to do what we did without Claude and the same goes for Liverpool and Gerrard. He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief. You can't learn that -- players like him are just born with that presence.
  • Zinedine Zidane(Source)

I was responding to you saying Scholes doesn't belong amongst Vieira and Keane.

 

[mancan92]

Do it! Find quotes of some of the greatest players to ever play the game calling gerrard the greatest player of his generation, englands best player of the last 30-40 years

You wont be able to

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard
Even our own manager saying hes better than Vieria

I believe Scholes is better but atleast be fair to Barney just cause he has a different opinion doesnt mean he is talking crap.

 

[Raul Madrid]

• Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be.If you don't have a player like Steven Gerrard, who is the engine room, it can affect the whole team.When we were winning league titles and European Cups at Real, I always said Claude Makelele was our most important player. There is no way myself, (Luis) Figo or Raul would have been able to do what we did without Claude and the same goes for Liverpool and Gerrard. He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief. You can't learn that -- players like him are just born with that presence.
  • Zinedine Zidane(Source)

Hes praised scholes quite a bit too.

 

[The Mitcher]

 

[Alex99]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard
Even our own manager saying hes better than Vieria

I believe Scholes is better but atleast be fair to Barney just cause he has a different opinion doesnt mean he is talking crap.

They've also got Gareth bloody Southgate talking about him having a good game against Middlesbrough and Benitez on about him doing weight training to lift trophies. It's no where near a comparable list.

 

[Tim Henman]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard
Even our own manager saying hes better than Vieria

I believe Scholes is better but atleast be fair to Barney just cause he has a different opinion doesnt mean he is talking crap.

When saying that Scholes isn't in the top class of players he is talking crap

 

[mancan92]

When saying that Scholes isn't in the top class of players he is talking crap

True but its just bias like the same way many here say Gerrard was never a top player when in all honesty it would be stupid to say he wasnt.

 

[Señor]

I have him on ignore. He's a truly shit poster. I certainly hope no one on here thinks he's a great oppo poster.

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Who has said I'm one of the best? No one.

Those results prove my point.

Your point being Scholes is overrated by some United fans? I agree with that though.

You say it's not clear cut but in every forum in that link, Scholes is regarded more highly than Gerrard. And have you read some of the comments in those forums, it just outstands me how you can say he's not up there with Keane and Vieira. My mind really is blown.

In the Arsenal and Leicester forum, Scholes edges it against Gerrard but in the forums following it on that google search, Scholes comes out top trumps by a decent margin in every one. Scholes > Gerrard, and that's not even because I'm a United fan.

 

[Raw]

In other news, what the hell have Sunderland been smoking recently? The most in form team in the league right now, beat Chelsea and United away and could have got a win against City away if it weren't for a Mannone error.

It's simply amazing what Poyet has done.

 

[Deleted member 78215]

Scholes is a thoughtful player, Gerrard's more instinctual. Gerrard's great when he doesn't need to think, just react. Give him space and he'll make a poor decision.