Paul Scholes will go down in history as a Manchester United legend, with countless trophies to his name and a memorable return from retirement, but things could have gone very differently if Sir Alex Ferguson had reacted differently when the midfielder committed what he says was "probably a sackable offence".
Back in the 2001-02 season, United found themselves in the unusual position of playing two games in as many days, with a league meeting with Liverpool followed by a League Cup clash with Arsenal. Scholes was benched for the first game, making a late cameo, in place of David Beckham, but Ferguson has planned to use the midfielder in a rotated XI for the trip to Highbury.
Scholes, however, took the unusual decision of telling the manager - who had at one point looked set to retire at the end of the season - he wouldn't play in north London. Looking back on the incident, the former England international has admitted he was lucky to get away with a fine for his "stupid" decision and suggested he would have reacted differently is he was the manager.
