Fergie - Scholes was fantastic

18 February 2009 23:04
Sir Alex Ferguson felt Paul Scholes set an example to follow as Manchester United breezed to a 3-0 win over Fulham.[LNB] Scholes was at his sumptuous best as he opened the scoring en route to a United victory which sent the reigning champions five points clear at the top of the table.[LNB]His range of passing dictated the tempo of the game and the midfield stalwart's manager was delighted with the ageing maestro's performance.[LNB]"I think getting the early goal always helps at home," Ferguson told Sky Sports, with Scholes' volley coming after 12 minutes. "It opened the game up for us.[LNB]"Scholes we have seen him do it many times, strike a ball like that.[LNB]"I thought his overall performance was a great example to any young player in terms of still keeping the desire to play, still wanting to be involved all the time.[LNB]"Every time we got possession, he was always wanting to be on the ball and his switches of play were absolutely fantastic, so I'm really delighted with his performance.[LNB]"I think that set the stall for us really his performance tonight and I'm pleased with the result."[LNB]No Rooney risksWayne Rooney marked his comeback from over five weeks out with a hamstring injury by returning as a substitute on the hour mark.[LNB]The striker made an immediate impact by scoring United's third goal and Ferguson believes the club have taken the right approach in not rushing Rooney back.[LNB]Ferguson added: "We didn't take any risks with Wayne. He had a little bit of a setback about 10 days ago and felt a bit of tightness in his hamstring.[LNB]"At this stage of the season we cannot take any risks, we have to make sure he's 100 per cent.[LNB]"I could have played him on Sunday, but I thought we'd wait a few days and we'd get the dividends of that.[LNB]"He will play on Saturday (against Blackburn) and then we'll assess whether he's ready for Tuesday (against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League)."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports