That "tackle" gave me a thought about the classic Scholes late tackle. If you watch his eyes / face, it seems like, having started to slide in, he keeps following the action, and forgets he's half way through scything somebody down. I reckon he could, and most players would, pull out of a lot of them, but it genuinely looks like he forgets to, as he's so keen to see where the balls gone and what's happening next. Hence why most fans and commentators will agree that he's not a dirty or malicious player - he never looks like he's trying to take the man. Silly theory maybe, but watch his face next time he does it.