Paul Scholes is hoping Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t retire any time soon as he believes having the stability of one manager can ensure silverware.

“His record speaks for itself,” said Scholes. “Twenty-three years is a long time and, hopefully, he can continue to be here and win trophies for a long time to come. Other teams don’t have the benefit of having a manager for so long. I think it goes to show what can be achieved if you have a manger for so long and the trophies they can win. I’ve known no different. When I played for England there was a change of manager from time to time and it probably didn’t seem to help most of the time. I’ve been lucky enough to play under one manager and it has been great.”

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