The veteran tactician was ecstatic with the midfielder’s performance, who netted a goal on his 700th game for the club.
Sir Alex Ferguson chose to make significant changes to his starting line-up for the visit of Wigan Athletic, bringing experience on for the youthful outlook of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218.
Even hat-trick hero http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 being the main pivots in midfield.
Scholes was clearly in the mood for the game, as he passed and weaved his magic on the pitch with ease. Nani was on the end of some truly sublime cross-field balls from the midfield maestro but the Portuguese winger was unable to profit.
With Javier Hernandez missing a penalty inside three minutes, the pressure was quickly diverted at the Red Devils, but as they say ‘cometh the moment, cometh the man.’
After Wigan failed to clear their lines, the ball fell to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 in the penalty box and characteristically he failed to deliver a quality cross. But Ali Al-Habsi wasn’t able to take command and left the ball in no man's land, from where Scholes slotted in
the opener.
Plaudits were reserved mostly for Alexander Buttner’s fine debut but Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 was keen to acknowledge the Ginger Haired-Prince’s contributions and hailed his dominance throughout the years.
"That is what we always remember about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-c29347, the way he ghosts into the penalty box. Obviously as he has got older, he has not been able to do that. But now he has scored on his 100th, 300th, 400th, 500th and 700th appearance. It is fantastic.”
The tactician continued his praise, with Buttner and Powell both amongst the names mentioned by the long-serving manager.
"He has two feet and is quick. He is a great striker of the ball. For an 18-year-old boy it has been a terrific day. Alexander was a little bit rash at times but he has a great engine. He is raw and has a lot of rough edges. Hopefully we can develop that
and he will be a really good addition for us."
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