Last season, Scholes had a 90 per cent accuracy rating from 1,500 passes.The Mirror have the best round up of quotes praising Scholes, combined with praise of their own:
On United’s pre-season tour of South Africa last summer, Scholes sat in a hotel lobby and revealed his belief that he had two more seasons at Old Trafford before the end of his glittering top-flight career.
But the majestic way in which he sprayed pin-point passes around the pitch on Wednesday, not to mention his stunning volleyed goal from the edge of the area, left many in no doubt he has a few more years at the top in him.
His team-mates, manager and outside observers were left awestruck at the remarkable way in which Scholes was able to dismantle Fulham from his new, deep-lying position in midfield.
“I don’t think there’s anyone else in the world like Scholes,” said United striker Dimitar Berbatov. “He’s the only person who can shoot with that accuracy. His passing and the way he changes the game is brilliant. Any manager would be happy to have him but it’s our luck that he plays for us.”
Rooney went a step further, hailing him as one of the greatest players of all time. “I’ve said before that Scholesy is amazing,” said Rooney.
“Some of his football against Fulham, I don’t think any other player in the world could produce. In my eyes he’s one of the best ever.”
Rooney said: “Personally, I want to win all the trophies. People talk about the Champions League and Premier League, but I’ve had my two biggest heartaches in football in the FA Cup [losing to Arsenal in the 2005 final and Chelsea in the 2007 final] and I want to make amends for that.
“The Carling Cup was the first major trophy I ever won and I want to win that again. If we can win any of these trophies, it will be a great boost for the club and we’re delighted we are still in all the competitions.
And Scholes is a little cautious:
Scholes said: “We have a five-point lead and that’s a good one to have, but there’s a long way to go yet and we still have 13 games left in the league.
“We’ve got Liverpool to come to Old Trafford as well, so they will still fancy their chances. They are still playing quite well, so I think it’s still going to be tight.”
This quote from Sir Alex has been blown up by all the papers, here from The Telegraph, into him saying we're going for the tag of "The Invincibles":
Ferguson said: "We are in excellent form. We may not win every game between now and May, but that will be our aim. There is a mental toughness about the team these days and that will stand us in good stead as the pressure builds.
"This current group of players has been together for a couple of seasons and they have developed strong bonds and, as we enter the final months of the season, I think we are going to take some beating."
There's a couple of stories asking questions today. In a very straight article The Independent asks "Manchester United 2009: "Is this the Premier League's greatest ever Squad", "It is nearly 18 months since Ferguson said he was custodian of his best United squad ever. The current squad is 10 per cent better again", and then goes into an analysis of the squad.
The Mail ask the sillier question : "Who would emerge triumphant in a mouth-watering encounter between Arsenal's Invincibles of 2003-4 and Manchester United's all-conquering Untouchables of 2009?". A question I've often found myself pondering this week... The answer? There isn't one because The Mail picks the best 11 from the two teams and comes out with 6 Man Utd and 5 Arsenal players, rather than trying to answer their own question. And 6-5 is such a cop out - Ashley Cole ahead of Evra? I think not...
The Sun has a few quotes from Sam Allardyce praising us:
You look at this United team and you see youth, vibrancy, talent and more players with all those qualities than he has ever had before.
“As well as that, he has the last hurrah of the Fergie fledglings, as they were called. They are still in amongst it, showing how it should be done.”
Paul Scholes opened the scoring on Wednesday with a 25-yard volley and Allardyce believes his influence, along with that of Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, remains vital.
He added: “Those three will not let the other players forget ‘This is Manchester United, this is how it is’.
The Sun also reports/claims that Danny Welbeck was dropped to the reserves for being "too cocky":
A United source revealed: “Alex was very angry about the way Welbeck celebrated his goal at Derby. He felt there was a touch of arrogance about it.
“Danny is just a kid and Alex does not like the thought of him getting too big for his boots.
“That is a lesson plenty of players have learned over the years at Old Trafford.”
The Mirror have Ronaldo being billed £20,000 for damage to the tunnel he hit in his car crash:
A source said: “It’s a real double whammy for Ronaldo. He has already lost a £200,000 car and this is another cost to factor in. Even though he earns a fortune, the accident has proved to be very expensive indeed – especially as he’d only been out in the car a couple of times.”And The Telegraph claim (I think it's tongue in cheek) Jose Mourhino is angling for the united job when Sir Alex retires:
Reporters on the champions’ in-house station almost cannot leave the studio, stadium or training ground without a smiling Portuguese presenting himself for a chat.
Three times in the past fortnight Inter Milan’s calculating coach has willingly opened up. Making flattering comments about Ferguson and United is only partly linked to Tuesday’s Champions League tussle.
By talking directly to United fans, players and officials, Mourinho may be angling for the biggest conversation of all – a job interview when Ferguson finally rides off into the sunset.
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