Scholes: So scary asking boss if I could play again

PAUL SCHOLES admitted he was ‘scared’ when he approached Alex Ferguson about making a return to football earlier this month.

Scholes returned to action for Manchester United in their FA Cup victory at Manchester City two weeks ago, eight months after he had retired from football to concentrate on coaching. The 37-year-old realised he had a made a mistake in retiring prematurely and approached Ferguson about making a comeback.

He said: “After two months training with the youth team I felt I could still play. I ended up playing in some games and was getting fitter and fitter so went to see the manager. I was scared. I wasn’t sure what sort of reaction I’d get. I told the boss I wanted to play again. He was brilliant.”