Bolton Wanderers attacker Dapo Afolayan wishes Manchester United legend Paul Scholes was given more time as Oldham Athletic boss and claimed the retired midfielder was the 'best player' when he took part in training sessions.
United legend Scholes managed the Latics for little over a month at the start of 2019.
He oversaw seven games during his spell at Boundary Park and picked up just one win in that time. But his spell at the Latics was cut short as he resigned from his post due to claimed interference from club owner Abdallah Lemsagam as he ended his spell at his hometown club after 31 days.
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Afolayan was on loan at Oldham from West Ham United when Scholes arrived and later made 10 appearances for the Latics in the second half of the 2018/19 season.
The now Wanderers attacker has reflected on his time under the United legend and wished Scholes had been at Oldham longer as Afolayan gave overwhelmingly positive reviews of how the retired midfielder was on the training ground.
The attacker takes his time at Boundary Park as a big learning curve in what was essentially his first spell playing professional football in the top four tiers of English football, after injury meant he perhaps did not do as well as he could have in that period.
Speaking to the Pitch Side podcast, Afolayan said: "He was really good. Honestly, I wish he was there longer.
"Obviously there were problems at the club and that's why he wasn't there as long as he was, but I think on the training pitch he was unbelievable.
"He'd take part in the sessions and be the best player!
"There was one day where I realised that there's levels to this game. We were doing boxes where it's just keep ball basically, and I was in the middle and the ball has gone to the gaffer and he's chipped it and he's made me think I could get there.
"But the spin's took it away from me and I thought 'he's meant that, it's not a fluke, he's actually meant that'.
"I was thinking he's retired a long time ago and he's still doing things like this, it's crazy. The way he used to strike the ball was nuts.
"I was at West Ham but I'd still not played professionally, so for me going to Oldham, I was making my professional debut. I was playing in the league for the first time and that was a big thing for me.
"I didn't play as much there as I wanted to because I got injured early doors. That's when I dislocated my shoulder the first time.
"With the manager leaving after about a month it was when I came back into the team, they were doing really well and it's just part of football and sometimes you just can't get back in.
"I think I played about 10 games there and I didn't really do as well as I could have and that I know that I can do, so that was a big learning curve for me."
