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Paul Scholes chooses the ideal midfield partner from the current Manchester United team.
The club’s website questioned Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes about the modern midfielder he would have preferred to have worked with in Erik ten Hag’s squad.
Paul Scholes has admitted he would’ve liked to have played alongside Casemiro in the heart of Manchester United’s midfield.
Scholes, now 48, is one of United’s greatest-ever players and appears to be a big fan of Casemiro. The Brazil international, 30, was signed by the Red Devils from Real Madrid for an initial £60million in August and has become an important player under Erik ten Hag.
Scholes believes Casemiro can play the defensive midfield role “really well” but has confessed his concerns about playing alongside fellow United midfielder Bruno Fernandes. He thinks it would’ve been a “disaster” if him and Fernandes, 28, were in the same team.
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In an interview with United’s website, Scholes was asked to name which current United midfielder he would’ve preferred to play with. And that’s a risky game considering he’s previously been critical of Fred and Scott McTominay in his role as a TV pundit.
“It’s quite an easy question because of the style of play,” he said. “I’d much prefer to play with Casemiro, somebody who I knew could play the position really well. He probably reminds me of [Michael] Carrick, [Nicky] Butt, Roy Keane and those type of players.
“With Bruno, I think we would be all over the place and us two together in midfield would be an absolute disaster! Just both of us would want to be up the field, contributing and scoring goals and trying to win games. Look, if I had to choose out of the two, it would have to be Casemiro.”