Ryan Giggs believes Paul Scholes has made all the difference to
United's season.
The 32-year-old central midfielder is regarded by many as a
potential candidate for the Premiership's Player of the Year award
alongside Reds winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
It's a remarkable turnaround when it is considered there were
doubts over the future of his career last season following a
serious eye injury.
Giggs acknowledges there is a marked difference between a United
team with Scholes absent and the one that now tops the
Premiership.
"We have seen now how much we missed him last season when he was
out, " the Welshman has been quoted as saying. "At the time [the
eye problem] was such a mystery, so everyone was a bit
worried.
"He doesn't say much, so we didn't know fully what was going on and
he was still out there at times booting the ball around the
training pitch. But it was a concern.
"We are pleased to have him back playing so well, because there is
no other player like him. He is class."
The midfielder schemer will need to be at his best again when the
Reds travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Scholes is likely to
be in more commanding form. In September, it was only his second
match of the season after serving out a three-match ban for a
pre-season red card.
