Scholes praise for FergieManchester United veteran Paul Scholes reckons manager Sir Alex Ferguson is still full of enthusiasm and hunger despite being in the job for 20 years.
"Who knows how long he will go on," said Scholes.
"He is not looking any older and he still enjoys coming out on the training ground every day. He loves it, even in the freezing cold, so I think he will be around for a while yet.
"The thing is, you can't imagine life at United without him.
"One day it will happen, we are all aware of that, and when it does it will be a great shame because of what he has achieved here.
"When a new manager takes over, there will certainly be a big void to fill.
"But, as I say, I don't believe that day will come soon because he is still desperate to win trophies, whether it is the cup or league. Nothing has changed in that sense."
He added: "When I first met him I was frightened, frightened to death actually. I still am,"
"When you are a kid you hear about the fiery side of him and when you meet him that is all you think about.
"He has definitely mellowed since those early days but if he is not happy about something, he will still let you know.
"I have not had a 'hair dryer' for a while, but that means there is probably one just around the corner."
"He made me what I am today.
"There is only so much any manager can do, the rest is up to the players. He cannot kick the ball for you.
"But what he did was give us confidence by trusting us.
"Everyone remembers the famous Alan Hansen quote about not winning anything with kids. That came after a defeat at Aston Villa on the opening day of the [1995/1996] season.
"But those comments just made the manager even more determined to stick with us. He retained his faith and kept picking us, which was a big risk at a club the size of United.
"Thankfully, we managed to repay him."
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