A few days ago, Manchester United legend Scholes praised Barcelona young player Pedri on a podcast program. In the show, guest Bart and comedian Paddy McGuinness jointly selected the top five midfielders in today's football, and Scholes ranked Pedri at the top without hesitation.
Scholes said: "The first place is Pedri. When I saw his performance against Newcastle, I thought to myself, wow!... He is like a combination of Xavi and Iniesta. We don't just talk about his foot skills, but it's more important to his football wisdom. Sometimes he gets stuck, but he can easily resolve it through a small-scale two-way one-on-one combination, or a shoulder fake move, which is incredible. His skills are excellent."
Scholes admits that he has not paid much attention to La Liga in recent years, so he didn't know Pedri's strength before, but was shocked after witnessing Pedri's performance in St. James Park.
Scholes said: "The most exciting thing is that Newcastle still has 8 minutes of stoppage time after scoring. I thought, the game should be tense and exciting... But in the end, 7 minutes of the balls were at Pedry's feet. He had completely control over the game. It made me feel so exciting."
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