Man United great Paul Scholes names ex-Fulham player as trickiest opponent ever

Man United legend Paul Scholes had an illustrious career facing off against some of great players in Premier League and Europe. Scholes spent his entire career under Sir Alex Ferguson at Man United, winning 11 Premier League titles before hanging his boots in 2013. However in a recent interview, former England international surprisingly named former Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop as one of trickiest players he faced in his career.

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Man United legend Paul Scholes names Papa Bouba Diop as his trickiest opponent ever

Man United legend Paul Scholes in a chat with Sav Social has named ex-Portsmouth and Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop as one of trickiest players he played against. Senegalese midfielder was nicknamed as ' Wardrobe' for his towering physique and Man United admits he used to hate playing against Diop. Paul Scholes was full praise of Pape Bouba Diop and named him in same bracket as Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira. Scholes also mentioned Welsh midfielder Robbie Sav and said that se players were an 'absolute nuisance' as y try to close down very quickly. 

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Paul Scholes career: Man United legend's career at a glance

Paul Scholes was part of famed class of '92 that graduated from Manchester United academy and went onto have stellar careers at Old Trafford. Scholes made his debut in 1994 scoring twice against Port Vale. former England international spent 19 seasons playing under Sir Alex Ferguson and lifted 11 Premier League titles, 2 Champions League and 3 FA Cup titles.

Paul Scholes retired in 2011 before making a comeback a season later which was incidentally Sir Alex Ferguson's last at club. Man United legend made a total of 718 appearances across all competitions, scoring 155 goals. Scholes was named in PFA Team of Year twice, while he was inducted into English Football Hall of Fame in 2008. 

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