Paul Scholes is a Manchester United legend himself, and he played close by Ruud van Nistelrooy during his time at Old Trafford.
The retired footballer turned BT Sport pundit has praised Edinson Cavani after his heroics against Roma, comparing the Uruguayan striker with Ruud van Nistelrooy which itself is a big comparison.
Albeit the Red Devils lost 3-2 on the evening, they actually made the Europa League final berth – having won 8-5 on aggregate. Villarreal hinders United for European achievement and we’re continually going to be top picks with players like Cavani gunning for progress.
Cavani scored a wonderful brace on Thursday night to guarantee United made it into the finals of the Europa League. He was then compared with Van Nistelrooy by Paul Scholes for his fantastic consistency.
As reported by the Express, Paul Scholes said: “We spoke before about Ruud van Nistelrooy didn’t we, comparing him to him. And it’s that exact type of run once he gets through. All he’s trying to do there is keep himself offside, he’s clever enough to do that he knows where the defender is. The pass gets played through to him it’s a perfect first touch. And then you talk about Ruud again with a ruthless finish. This is just smashing it, isn’t it?”
Van Nistelrooy joined United from PSV Eindhoven in 2001 and proceeded to score 150 goals in 219 matches. He encountered Premier League brilliance, however, I’ve generally felt he had the right to win more prizes during his time at the club.
The most loved United striker for a reason. We must say that Scholes was right with this comparison but we all wish that he should have come to United a lot younger than this.
