Scholes On The Day He Refused To Play

Following a run of poor form in 2001 after being played behind the striker, Paul Scholes was dropped from the starting XI for our trip to Anfield. Scholes came off the bench with ten minutes to go but two goals from Michael Owen sealed a 3-1 defeat for United.

So angry was Scholes for being left out in favour of Butt and Veron, he refused to play in our next game, which was against Arsenal in the League Cup.