Manchester United legend Roy Keane saw plenty of top-tier talents come through the ranks at Old Trafford in his time at the Red Devils, having won seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and a Champions League.

But none will be much better than Paul Scholes, who himself had an even more glittering career. Roy Keane joined Manchester United in 1993, just one year after the famous ‘Class of 92’ came through the ranks.

Ryan Giggs was the shining starlet at that time, but it was Scholes who burst through and became a real asset for Sir Alex Ferguson.

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And Keane, who played alongside Scholes for 12 years at Old Trafford, praised his former teammate for his longevity and being able to punish Premier League defences even in the latter stages of his career.

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Scholes had operated further up the pitch in the early days of his career, almost as a ‘second-striker’, though he reverted further and further back, with his passing range pulling teams apart once United had signed Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov and more.

That naturally came with a goalscoring instinct, one that he...