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06th Dec 2014

Video: Paul Scholes might actually be the best player in the world still

Unbelievable chipped goal shows former United star still has it

Conan Doherty

Class is permanent.

Paul Scholes, please stop.  We can’t take this any longer.  There’s no more saliva.

40-years-young and still completely and utterly irresistible.  It will be a long, long time before the United legend loses that authoritative command of a football.

He won another medal tonight in Bangkok as part of the Global Legends Series, starring for Team Cannavaro as they beat Team Figo 8-5.

Global Legends Series - Bangkok

And Scholesy’s two goals summed up perfectly how bloody dangerous that right foot of his is.  The first, the most delicate, cheeky chip over the head of a stunned Jens Lehmann who just shrugged his shoulders in awe.  The second, a rifled blast burning a hole in the same net.

Surely someone could be making use of this genius still.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgDDEPUASgw

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