Players stunned by Scholes’ inclusion

PAUL SCHOLES may have cost United a goal in the incident-packed Manchester derby, but team-mate Wayne Rooney has no doubt the return of the 37-year-old former England midfielder will hand a ‘psychological lift to his club.

Alex Ferguson stunned everyone — including his own players — when he brought Scholes, whom he had registered with the FA on Friday, out of retirement and placed him on the United bench.

Scholes played over half an hour as a replacement for Nani as United looked to take the impetus out of City’s second-half recovery but soon played a part in gifting the opposition a second goal.