122 Quotes by Paul Scholes

When a team is relegated, a new leader can help turn the page at a club.

There is something about a cup final that brings out a different quality in a footballer. Do they have the courage to win a one-off match?

I like to watch batsmen who will entertain and, as things stand, an opening spell from Jimmy Anderson is about as good as it gets.

There were players I shared a dressing room with who didn't like each other. You don't have to talk to each other. You just need to win matches.

I won three FA Cup finals, two League Cup finals, and played in one of United's two Champions League-winning finals. But I lost in a lot of finals, too: the FA Cup in 1995, 2005 and 2007, the League Cup in 2003, and the Champions League in 2009 and 2011.

I never wanted to lose my place in the United team, much less my place at the club. What went on beyond the pitch was none of my business.

In some ways, I admire the principle of a manager who is determined that his team must play their own game.

When I go into management, I want to do so with 100 per cent commitment.

For my whole career, I concentrated on that cycle of games from August to May and being mentally and physically ready.