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\"Former Scholes’ last game was the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona<\/span> <\/p>\n

Paul Scholes has revealed that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wanted the midfielder to prolong his playing career.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old, who won 10 Premier League titles with United, announced his retirement in May.<\/a><\/p>\n

He told BBC Sport: “The manager felt I could do 15 to 20 games next season.<\/p>\n

“Physically I was not feeling great in training or the games towards the end of the season. I came to this decision which I think is the right one.”<\/p>\n

More to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nFerguson asked Scholes to play on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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