Aldridge: Fergie is desperate

LIVERPOOL and Republic of Ireland legend John Aldridge believes the decision to coax Paul Scholes out of retirement could leave Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson ‘looking stupid’.

Aldridge is relishing his former club’s clash with the Premier League champions in the fourth round of the FA Cup, admitting, “if we’re going to win the cup then we’re probably going to have to face United sooner or later.”

He told the Liverpool Echo: “There’s nothing to fear and with home advantage there’s no reason why we can’t knock United out.

“United have got some very good players but they aren’t a great side.

“We saw that against Man City on Sunday when they almost threw away a 3-0 lead against 10 men. It shows how desperate they are that they’ve had to bring Paul Scholes out of retirement.

”I think Alex Ferguson might end up looking a bit stupid about that.”