{"id":23238,"date":"2025-09-11T19:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/man-utd-had-a-special-zidane-like-commercial-for-scholes-compared-to-gerrard\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:32:41","slug":"man-utd-had-a-special-zidane-like-commercial-for-scholes-compared-to-gerrard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/man-utd-had-a-special-zidane-like-commercial-for-scholes-compared-to-gerrard\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd had a &#8220;special&#8221; Zidane-like commercial for Scholes compared to Gerrard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/man-utd-had-a-special-zidane-like-commercial-for-scholes-compared-to-gerrard\/#Id_like_to_sign_a_new_midfielder_in_January\" >I&#8217;d like to sign a new midfielder in January<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/man-utd-had-a-special-zidane-like-commercial-for-scholes-compared-to-gerrard\/#Pogba_had_the_greatest_talent_ever\" >Pogba had the greatest talent ever<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United had a Zinedine Zidane-esque midfielder with legendary Red Devils midfielder Paul Sholes compared to Liverpool icon Stephen Gerrard.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-looking-to-sign-new-midfielder-in-january\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Id_like_to_sign_a_new_midfielder_in_January\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>I&#8217;d like to sign a new midfielder in January<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After missing out on a new central midfielder during the summer 2025 transfer period, Man United has set his sights on signing in January, with many potential targets already identified.<\/p>\n<p>There are clear indications that Ruben Amorim needs to strengthen his options in the engine room, suggesting that the Shoals will not cut Bruno Fernandez as a central midfielder, while also keeping Casemiro single for criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old said<em>: &#8220;Fernandez (and Casemiro), they are the two he&#8217;s going with, and Fernandez is the one who&#8217;s filled as a midfielder. He might run away in one, two or three games.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did you really need to bring two No. 10 (Cunha and Mbeumo)? I think you have a Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo can do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With their priorities undoubtedly wrong in the summer, United appears poised to make the move for their new central midfielder this winter, and they hope that the new signature will celebrate Paul Pogba&#8217;s achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s career at United was not the way everyone wanted, but he received very high praise soon after returning to Old Trafford.<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_10\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;His control of the ball and how he quickly turns play from defense to offense is special. And it hurts to us to lose him.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not easy to compare him to a great man of the past, but he has many details of both the Platini and Zidane games.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Shoals were also an avid admirer of the central midfielder.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_13\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;He can do it all as a midfielder and you&#8217;ll probably compare him to Stephen Gerrard with his pace, power and skill.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"pogba-had-the-talent-to-be-an-all-time-great\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pogba_had_the_greatest_talent_ever\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Pogba had the greatest talent ever <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While his 32-year-old days at Old Trafford were not a complete failure to win two EFL Cups and the 2016-17 Europa League, there is no doubt that the midfielder couldn&#8217;t hit the heights expected of him.<\/p>\n<p>Given how highly acclaimed 91 French International is by Scholes and Buffon, he had the ability to be Man United&#8217;s all-time best, but things didn&#8217;t go well, perhaps due to his attitude that Graeme Zones regularly criticized.<\/p>\n<p>Soon said: <em>&#8220;Paul Pogba plays for himself. 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