At long last, Manchester United icon Paul Scholes has settled one of the Premier League's greatest ever debates: Who was the better midfielder? Him or Steven Gerrard.
Scholes and Gerrard's careers overlapped by 13 years, with the two vying for a place in the England midfield during the early 2000s – and playing alongside each other in Sven-Goran Eriksson's short-lived diamond system at Euro 2004.
Strong cases have been made for both the 11-time Premier League winner and Liverpool's legendary former captain, but the debate has raged over the years.
Now, though, Scholes has given his verdict. Appearing on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE YouTube channel, he said: "I can answer that: Gerrard. Gerrard's a great player.
"We're different; we're very different. He's an athlete.
"I think he was more of a match winner as well, [wasn't] he – but he was playing in a team [Liverpool] where he had to be. I was more part of a team; he was more individual, I think."
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Scholes was also asked if Gerrard could have achieved what he did with Man United – and whether he could have achieved what Gerrard did with Liverpool. He replied:
"Very different again. I wouldn't have been able to do what he did at Liverpool. Whether he could have done what I did at United, I don't know – I don't see why not – but I couldn't have done what he did at Liverpool, no."
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