Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has labelled St. James’ Park as one of his two favourite away grounds to play in. Scholes spent the entirety of his long, illustrious football career at Old Trafford, making over 700 appearances for the Reds.
The 66-time capped England international made the trip to the Northeast to face Newcastle on countless occasions as a player. At one stage during the 90s, the two clubs were the dominant forces of English football and produced some of the most memorable matches of the decade, including Newcastle’s 5-0 win in October 1996.
Speaking on Gary Neville’s Overlap, Scholes picked out St. James’ Park and Anfield as his two favourite stadiums to play in. He said: “I always used to love playing at Newcastle.
