Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was effusive in his praise of Paul Scholes after the veteran midfielder inspired the Red Devils to a 3-0 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford.
Man of the match Scholes was outstanding in the centre of midfield and had a hand in two of United’s three goals. The 35-year old carried over his form from last weekend’s Community Shield triumph at Wembley, where he was also man of the match and in the aftermath of last night’s encounter, Ferguson spoke of his delight at Scholes’ contribution.
“There is still a lot of good in the game and Paul Scholes produced some of it tonight, said the United boss.
“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,” he added.
Even though the victory was United’s first game of the Premier League season, Ferguson is already thinking of the title race and believes that current champions Chelsea will be the team to beat.
“We will be up there again but Chelsea are the team to beat and we are focused on that,” he said.
“We are pleased to have won 3-0 tonight but goals could come into it.
“Chelsea won it by a landslide last season and we are conscious of that and there are goals in our team as well.”
