Goalscorer Preview - Rangers v Manchester United: Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes will be a player that a lot of people have down as a possible goalscorer against Rangers in the champions League.

Scholes started the last Premier League game against Wigan Athletic on the bench. It’s true that he is not getting any younger and needs to be rested frequently but he is still one of the best United players in possession of the football.

Scholes should start this game and he should start from the centre of a five man midfield. Sir Alex Ferguson will want to stop Rangers from playing any expansive football.

This will mean that there could be spells during the game that are similar to the way Rangers played during the 0-0 at Old Trafford. This means Scholes will have a lot of space and opportunity to shoot from outside the box, which is something he seems to do rather well. Scholes is a best price of 16/1 to score the first goal and 11/2 to score at any time.

Scholes is a very small man and he hardly ever goes into the penalty area for corners and free kicks. He nearly always without exception takes up a position on the edge of the area where he waits for drop downs and cleared balls. This means he can take shots at goal when there are many bodies in front of the goalkeeper and he’s scored a lot of goals this way in his career.

Scholes has exactly the same scoring record as Wayne Rooney for this season; he has scored one goal in the Premier League and no goals in the Champions League. However, he scored three times in the Champions League last season, which suggests he is a man for the biggest of European occasions.

Ibrox is going to be rocking with thousands of Rangers fans wanting to get one over on an English rival. There is no one better in the United team at present that can walk into a starting role and calm the rest of the team.