Source: PA
Ferguson warmed by Scholes standards
Sir Alex Ferguson feels Paul Scholes is putting the smile back on the face of football.
Eight days after his man-of-the-match display in the Community Shield at Wembley, Scholes was at it again as Manchester United opened their campaign with an impressive 3-0 win over Newcastle.
Scholes created the opener for Dimitar Berbatov, then set up Ryan Giggs late on as the Welshman extended his remarkable record of scoring in every Premier League season.
And, while Ferguson played down claims the man Fabio Capello failed to talk out of international retirement to feature at the World Cup, is a man on his own, the Scot did admit Scholes has a talent to be cherished.
"We sometimes beat ourselves up about standards," said Ferguson. "There is still a lot of good in the game and Paul Scholes produced some of it against Newcastle.
"You do not lose what he has got. He has a marvellous range of passing and his vision is still good. And anyone who gets to that age and retains that appetite is blessed with something special."
