#27 Paul Scholes

All along, I've always modelled my play on Paul Scholes. An eye for a pass that no one else sees, a fearsomely accurate shot, and a dreadfully slow tackler. I think that's why I like him so much. I've never been a dribbler like Giggs, or as fast as Kanchelskis. I have been largely accurate though, and I can't tackle for nuts.

I was as surprised as anyone to see him back against City, 'cos I did think he looked vulnerable last season with his lack of mobility. However, I think it's an astute move by Ferguson for a stop-gap measure to shore up the midfield numbers and inject creativity. Like Giggs, Scholes has also reinvented his play. He is no longer the fox in the box, but with an energetic destroyer beside him (not Carrick), he can still dictate play like the best of them.

Here's to a glorious swansong.