Scholes played as an attack-minded midfielder for the majority of his time at Old Trafford, but dropped into a deeper role later on. "I just accepted it, moving deeper," Scholes said. In my first big game I think I got into their box once but the manager pulled me and said that was brilliant, you played the position properly. "There was no need for me to go and get involved up front as we had such good attackers. As he adjusted to a deeper role he scored far less, only managing six in his last three seasons, but instead provided a wide range of passing to create opportunities.

Source: Daily Mirror April 10, 2020 21:39 UTC