Midfielder · #0 · England · 51 yrs
Paul Scholes is a midfielder. Paul Scholes is a English international, 51 years old, midfielder. Paul Scholes was born in Saltford, England on 1974-11-16. Paul Scholes is 168 cm cm tall and weighs 70 kg kg. Paul Scholes's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Paul Scholes season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Midfielder · #0
| Season | Team |
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| 2012 |  Manchester United MUN |
| 2011 | Manchester United MUN |
| 2010 | Manchester United MUN |
| 2009 | Manchester United MUN |
| 2008 | Manchester United MUN |
Paul Scholes has suggested there may be some history between Declan Rice and Morgan Rogers after the England team-mates clashed at the Emirates on Sunday.
Former Man Utd and England midfielder Paul Scholes (Picture: YouTube) Paul Scholes says Gabriel Magalhaes ‘gets away with murder’ after avoiding a red card in Arsenal’s recent win over Chelsea. The Premier League champions maintained their perfect start to the new season with a 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. While trailing to Morgan Rogers’ early volley, Gabriel was perhaps fortunate not to see red after kicking Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the head during a scramble in the box. The referee’s view was obstructed by several players and VAR did not intervene, much to the surprise of Manchester United legends Scholes and Nicky Butt. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. ‘He should have been sent off,’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast. ‘I missed it at first but it should be a red card. He’s gone miles over the bar.’ After podcast host Paddy McGuinness suggested Gabriel routinely ‘gets away with murder’, Scholes responded: ‘He does, yeah. ‘You get some players like that. Like, say me or Nicky made a foul, we got booked. Then there’s other players who can make ten fouls a game and nothing happens. Gabriel after Arsenal’s win over Chelsea (Picture: Getty) ‘They get up and go to the referee, “oh, I’m sorry”. Do you know what I mean? They get away with it when other players don’t, and he’s one of them, isn’t he?’ Fellow former England midfielder Butt added: ‘It was ridiculous. If they don’t think that’s a sending off then there’s no point of having VAR. I don’t understand it.’ Ex-Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney also felt Gabriel should have seen red for his wild kick at new Chelsea goalkeeper Martinez. How this was not a foul? Gabriel kicking Martinez on head, should have been straight RED. #ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/5icTyXMmh9— The Final Whistle (@Rufus_45) September 6, 2026 Analysing the incident on BBC’s Match of the Day, Rooney said: ‘You don’t really see it at first sight but then when you see a replay and they slow it down… ‘Martinez has got the ball in his hands and Gabriel boots him in the head, he swings a leg and goes way over the top. He’s extremely lucky to stay on the pitch.’ Former England defender Ashley Young added: ‘I agree. When the ball is on the floor and Martinez has it, Gabriel kicks so high. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'It was beautiful': Arteta hails Arsenal's attack-to-defence display in win against Chelsea","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/07\/2593273995855020828\/480x270_MP4_2593273995855020828.mp4","description":"Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium after Morgan Rogers stunned home fans into silence with a volleyed goal 77 seconds into the game.","duration":"T5M27S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/07\/07\/111091359-0-image-a-53_1788761962819.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-07T07:17:08+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘I’m not sure why it hasn’t gone to VAR of if they’ve properly studied it because he’s nowhere the ball. He’s got away with one there.’ Gabriel has established himself as one of the best defenders in the world in recent years,
Former Man Utd and England midfielder Paul Scholes (Picture: YouTube) Paul Scholes believes Chelsea have ‘ruined’ their chances of challenging for the Premier League title by selling Enzo Fernandez. Manchester City completed a stunning £125m deal for Fernandez on transfer deadline day, making the Argentine the joint-most expensive player in Premier League history. Fernandez has been one of the most influential players at Stamford Bridge since his £107m move from Benfica in 2023 but made it clear earlier in the summer that he wanted to leave. Man City missed Chelsea’s deadline to buy Fernandez for £120m last month but continued negotiations with the Blues before finally making a breakthrough just hours before the transfer deadline. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Fernandez was keen to secure a dream move to Real Madrid during the World Cup but also approved a switch to Man City, where he will play under ex-Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca. The 25-year-old was left out of Chelsea’s first two Premier League games of the season and could make his Man City debut in Saturday’s clash against Coventry City. Scholes, one of the best midfielders of his generation, says he ‘wasn’t a massive fan’ of Fernandez when he first arrived in England but now views him as a ‘brilliant player’ and a huge loss to Chelsea. Enzo Fernandez left Chelsea to join Man City (Picture: Getty) Xabi Alonso’s side have been widely tipped as dark horses for the Premier League title but Scholes cannot see Chelsea challenging defending champions Arsenal, who they face this weekend, without Fernandez. ‘I don’t think he was unhappy at Chelsea but he had his head turned by Manchester City,’ Manchester United legend and ex-England midfielder Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast. ‘But if Chelsea want to win the Premier League which, look, I don’t think they can anyway, but they can’t let Enzo Fernandez go. https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwxDJdDGvo/?img_index=1 ‘They had Malo Gusto in midfield the other day, that’s not going to be good enough. Reece James has started in midfield, that’s not going to be good enough. ‘I wasn’t a massive fan of Enzo when he first came but he’s grown on me and now he’s a brilliant player. He would be very good for Man City but Chelsea can’t let it happen, that is a direct rival. ‘City have already had Chelsea’s pants down with the manger, they obviously unsettled him and were talking to him about coming in the summer. Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso (Picture: Getty) ‘That ruined Chelsea’s season really because they were flying at the time, they were going really well. If Enzo Fernandez goes to Manchester City, that could potentially ruin Chelsea’s season again.’ After moving to the Etihad Stadium in an eye-watering £125m transfer, Fernandez said: ‘Manchester City are the most successful club in England in recent times. ‘Every player wants to be part of a club like this because everyone knows how well-run City are. ‘I could not be happier to be here, and I am ready for the challenge of helping City continue winning trophies. This is a club built for success. ‘If you look across the squad, City have quality in every area. I want to learn from my new teammates and become a better player. ‘I pride myself on continually improving my game. Anyone who’s worked with me will know how hard I train every single day and how much I put into matches. ‘I give absolutely everything and I can promise Manchester City that will continue now I’m here.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes (Picture: Getty) Paul Scholes believes that Cole Palmer will eventually leave Chelsea to join Manchester United. Manchester City decided to sell Palmer in 2023 to Chelsea and have watched the academy graduate develop into one of the biggest names in European football. Palmer finished his first season at Chelsea with 27 goals and 15 assists, more goal involvements than any other player in the Premier League, and still managed ten goals last season despite persistent injury troubles, Palmer was a surprise omission from Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad this summer, but the time off has allowed the midfielder to hit the ground running, with two goals and an assist in Xabi Alonso’s first two league matches. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Last season, the 24-year-old was tentatively linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge last season, with reports suggesting he was frustrated and unsettled at Chelsea. Manchester United were credited with interest in Palmer in a move that would have seen the midfielder join the club he supported as a boy, but Chelsea stood firm and insisted the player was ‘untouchable’. Despite that, former Red Devils midfielder Scholes believes that Palmer will eventually make the move to Old Trafford further down the line in his career. Cole Palmer has made a fast start under Xabi Alonso (Picture: Reuters) ‘Looking back, United should have a sniff definitely, but we’re talking about rivals,’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football when asked about Palmer’s initial move from City to Chelsea. ‘He’s a United fan, but were City really going to sell to United? I don’t think so, and why would you?’ Scholes’ former teammate Nicky Butt then added: ‘I could see him going from Chelsea to United eventually’, to which Scholes said: ‘Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised.’ Speaking earlier in the summer, former French defender William Gallas also suggested it is a matter of when, not if, Palmer joins the club he supported growing up. Palmer was linked with a move to Manchester United last season (Picture: Getty) ‘I don’t think Cole Palmer will go right now. I don’t think it’s time to go right now,’ Gallas told iPredicta. ‘He will definitely go to Manchester United in the future if he’s a big fan, if he’s got a dream to play for Man United, he will definitely go there, but right now I don’t think so. ‘I think he needs to have one more big season as he did two years ago, before he got his injury problem, then he might move.’ Palmer has previously shrugged off speculation linking him with a move to United, telling The Guardian in April: ‘Everyone just talks. When I see it I just laugh. ‘Obviously Manchester is my home. All my family are there, but I don’t miss it. Maybe I’ll miss it if I don’t go for three months or something. But then when I get home I think there’s nothing there for me anyway. ‘I’ve got no plans to move from Chelsea. We spoke to the owners and they’re sure of the players that are gonna do it. Reece won’t sign a six-year contract if he’s not spoken to the owners and the directors. ‘Me and Reece spoke a lot. About things we need, players we need to sign and how things need to be. He wouldn’t sign a new contract if he didn’t know what was going on.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has criticised Bruno Fernandes' post-match comments after United's opening-day loss to Hull at the weekend.
Scholes was not impressed with some of the post-match comments (Picture: The Good, The Bad and The Football) Paul Scholes has suggested Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes undermined Michael Carrick and his staff with their comments made after Manchester United’s defeat to Hull City. United fell to a dismal 2-0 defeat to the newly-promoted side in their opening game of the new campaign on Saturday, undone by two set pieces in the first-half. After the game, Bruno Fernandes said United were guilty of making the same mistakes as last season, comments former United captain Wayne Rooney described as ‘strange’ over the weekend. ‘Same mistakes as we did last season, every away game we give too much of the ball to them. In the first 20 minutes, the goalkeeper was the one with the most touches,’ Fernandes said on Saturday. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. ‘We needed to press more, be more aggressive, and then again we need to work on set-plays and not concede these type of goals. Against these types of teams, they are waiting for that moment. ‘We knew before the game that set-pieces would be a big part of their game. They played all pre-season with a back four, but went to a back five against us for some height in these moments. The most frustrating thing is that we lost the game.’ Shaw meanwhile suggested his side were not prepared for the challenge Hull posed despite a full pre-season campaign that included games against Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Leeds United and AC Milan. Fernandes underwhelmed against Hull (Picture: Action Images via Reuters) ‘I think we have to do, as a whole team, much better,’ Shaw said. ‘I think even leading up the game, we need to prepare better on what their strengths are and of course that’s set-plays.’ Discussing Fernandes’ comments on The Good, The Bad and The Football, Scholes suggested it would have been a better idea for Fernandes to ‘keep his mouth shut’ given his own performance. On Shaw’s comments, Scholes insisted they will be perceived as a dig at Carrick and his staff over the methods used to get the squad into shape over the summer. Shaw was at fault for Hull’s second (Picture: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images) ‘Luke Shaw always says something. And that’s a slight on your staff. That’s a slight on your manager. If one of your players is saying that, f*****g hell you’d have them in Monday morning. ‘What do you mean by that? Those comments, it’s not so much about respect, you speak about fear of managers sometimes… those things they have said they have said, they are a slight on the manager and his staff. ‘If we said something like about Sir Alex, that we weren’t prepared… f*****g hell, he’d probably single you out in front of the whole team.’ United return to action on Sunday at home to another promoted side in Ipswich Town. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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