Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes called his midfield partnership with Juan Sebastian Veron “a disaster.”
One of United’s all-time great midfielders, Scholes won 11 Premier League championships, three FA Cups, and two Champions League medals during his time at Old Trafford.
However, the 47-year-old acknowledges that he found it challenging to play with Veron and Anderson as he wasn’t paired with a defensively focused midfielder.
Veron, who cost United £28.1 million when he transferred from Lazio in 2001, played at Old Trafford for just two seasons before being sold to Chelsea at a considerable loss.
Speaking on The Overlap, Scholes responded to Gary Neville, when asked to choose his preferred midfield partner:
“Yeah, I and Veron were a disaster. I think me and Anderson did it once – just, no, it’s not working, is it? Just two lads who don’t care about defending – don’t know the (DM) position that well. But it worked better with a Michael or a Roy or a Nicky, who were brilliant playing a position they knew.”
Signing Juan Sebastian Veron was a total loss for the Red Devils. He played in 82 games for Manchester United throughout the course of his two-year stay, contributing 15 assists in addition to 11 goals.
While this was happening, Premier League star Paul Scholes continued to play his entire career there, becoming a club legend. In 714 appearances on all fronts for Manchester United, he scored 153 goals and contributed 75 assists.
