The 37 year-old midfielder announced his retirement from playing duties at the end of last season on the 31st May 2011, to begin a coaching career with United.
However, he reversed that decision in January after admitting to Sir Alex Ferguson that he had made a mistake, and slotted right back into the United midfield for 20 games of United's 2011/12 season.
Despite turning 38 in November, Scholes will play on for yet another season with the club where he has now amassed an astonishing 696 appearances. Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed the news:
"It's been done. I’ve spoken to him and he’s staying. I’m delighted. He knew he’d made a mistake. He now realises that if he plays 25 or 30 games next season, they’ll be of real quality. We know our player very well. We’ve had him since he was a kid and we know how to use him.”His passing is still as precise as ever, his composure on the ball still as ice cool, and his vision very much remains a key asset to both him and the Manchester United midfield.
His presence will retain the creativity and reliability which United have come to know and enjoy and to a certain extent rely on, and although he is likely to play a smaller role in the United first team next season with a midfield signing highly likely, Paul Scholes will remain a huge and influential presence yet again.
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