The forum on Man Utd star's retirement

The tributes for former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes have come flooding in on the Betfair football forum after the ten-time Premier League winner announced his retirement.

"Paul Scholes is a footballing genius and has been a credit to the sport. I may be a Liverpool fan but I can still appreciate a great player when I see one. I hope he is less successful as a Manchester United coach than he was as a player though." - Pesam

"He was the best English midfielder in donkeys' years for longevity and achievement and the most talented since Gazza." - freddiek

"What a fantastic player. He is one of the few English players that could go to Spain or Italy and not have to change his game in the slightest. His fellow professionals knew how good he was. He must be some player because he seemed to be one of the few from Manchester United that rival fans don't have a bad word to say about. An amazing player on the pitch and he seemed like a really nice person off it. I think he'll end up being a really good coach." - Dylan1975

"I think Scholes was miles better than Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard personally. He was easily the best midfielder of the Premier League years and I'd think near enough everyone would select him in a Premier League XI. I'd have him in my world XI for the last 20 years." - DawsyReturns

"Pretty much agree with everything said - a truly fantastic footballer but he did have that dirty streak to him that so many commentators laughed off as "mistimed". I think that probably grates with many as much as the actual tackles themselves." - ours4keeps

"He was the best English passer of a ball ever, when the legs were there, and before the eyesight problem he was a reliable 10-goals-a-season midfielder and so much more." - alexmillwall

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Published: 31 May 2011

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