Scholes rolls back the years to orchestrate easy win against Newcastle

Here at Old Trafford on Monday night, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs reminded their manager that quality and experience still have their place, even when both players are nearer 40 than 30.

From Scholes, in particular, came yet another masterclass in midfield play; evidence, if ever it were needed, of why Ferguson remains so loyal to a guy now in his 17th year at Old Trafford and why Fabio Capello made a desperate attempt to talk him out international retirement shortly before the World Cup.

Berba, Fletcher and Giggs scored. It took Ryan Giggs just one game of his 19th Premier League campaign to continue his record of scoring in every season since the league's inception. Pure class.