Paul Scholes will become United's fourth highest appearance maker
should he take part in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash
with Sunderland.
Scholes, who has started every league match this season, is set to
leapfrog current Reds skipper Gary Neville just a week after
displacing former goalkeeper Alex Stepney from the top five.
A run-out against Roy Keane's Sunderland side will take Scholes'
appearances to 541, meaning only Bill Foulkes (68
, Ryan Giggs (721) and Sir Bobby Charlton (759) have
played more times for United.
Scholes has already broken one record this season, becoming the
Reds' most prolific scorer in the Premier League when he fired past
David James at Fratton Park on 15 August. That strike took his
Premier League tally to 96, one more than Ruud van
Nistelrooy.
The 32-year-old made his United debut on 21 September 1994 in a
League Cup match at Port Vale. Scholes had an immediate impact,
scoring both United's goals in a 2-1 win.
He's since gone on to become one of the most talented and respected
midfielders in Europe and was recently selected in a fan-voted
United Premier XI .
Paul Scholes
Appearances
League: 310(65)
FA Cup: 26(10)
League Cup: 11(5)
Europe: 91(12)
Other: 10
Total: 448(92)
Goals: 138