Lesser known facts about Paul Scholes

Sitam Chaki | 16/11/2016
Paul Scholes

3. Initially a striker

Many of Scholes’ contemporaries, including Zidane and Xavi, consider the Englishman to be the finest midfielder of his generation. However, Scholes was deployed as a forward in the initial stages of his career.

However, the departure of Brian McClair from Manchester United, in 1998, opened up a position in midfield. The rest as they say is history.

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