A Quote by Paul Scholes
In my years at United, I witnessed some signings who, over their careers, transformed the fortunes of the team. From Eric Cantona, when I was an apprentice, to Dwight Yorke, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Wayne Rooney. These were great footballers who became great United players.
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It is a great privilege for me to play at Man United, where great players like Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole have played.
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During the Sir Alex Ferguson years, you would see all those great players - Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Jaap Stam, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo, to name just a few - and you'd quickly realise why Old Trafford had an aura like nowhere else.
When I started supporting Man United, Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole were my heroes growing up.
I liked watching Dwight Yorke when he was at Man United. I'm a Man United fan.
Manchester United isn't about Wayne Rooney. Manchester United is about the team, the club.
Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.
As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.
It's special - when you start playing, you are aware of names like Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie; you have seen them playing and know what great players they are. So it's fantastic to have a chance to line up with them. I'm really pleased with how that understanding has started off.
During my time playing for England we had Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes. They were world-class players playing for Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, all legends of the game.
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I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.
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