Scholes: I could tackle, I was just getting revenge

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has come clean on his reputation as a poor tackler and admitted he was “just getting people back” after being fouled himself.

The former England star was known for a perceived technical weakness in tackles. But the midfielder, who retired in the summer, admitted to BBC: “Of course I can tackle. There’s plenty of evidence of being able to tackle.

“I was just getting people back. If someone got me early in the game it was always in the back of my mind that I needed to get them back.”