Hot take: I don't think lampard is that far from Gerrard, who feels slightly overrated here
Gerrard is usually played down outrageously on here, being a Liverpool player.
We're all biased on Scholes of course, and the longevity thing definitely hypes him in the same way it underrates Beckham - who had arguably the finest United season of any United player in the last 25 years bar Ronaldo's Ballon D'or winning season.
But the tales of players saying Scholes was the best player at United go back yonks, plus all the European greats etc.
I can't remember ever hearing anything even close about Lampard .
Lampard strikes me as a guy who made the absolute most of himself through hard work, plus being very fortunate to have a team that perfectly suited him in effect playing almost as a second striker.
Scholes was pure skill and a pure footballer, not relying on physicality in any way, which is so unusual for an English talent.