So this weekend was dominated by two things – yet another shocking performance by the advert for specsavers himself, Mr Chris Foy, but also the ‘second coming of Scholes.’ Yes, if you have been living under a rock over the last couple of days, you have not mis-read. Scholes, in the same week Henry has resigned for the Gunners, has come out of retirement. What next I hear you wonder – perhaps Zola will pop up at the Bridge and show Torres how it is done?!

On a much more serious note, yes the return of these players is a brilliant thing if only for sentimental reasons, and especially Henry, I do feel he has something left to give, but in Scholes’ case, the only thing he had to give during the derby tie was the ball back to City and a subsequent goal.

Now I am not diminishing the effect Scholes had whilst at United the first time around, a better midfielder – tackling aside – you would be hard pressed to find, yet why exactly is Scholes out of retirement?

Fergie tried to state that they had been considering it for a while, after Scholes missed the game too much – yet can you imagine this happening with any other player? Yes, Scholes went out on a high, and could have pushed one maybe two more seasons, yet in reality this is just papering over the cracks, and is simply not what United need to keep up with City.

The FA cup result and that controversy to one side, United do not have as strong a squad as City, and crashed out of the Champions League to boot. Cue suggestions of who is needed and what can be done at Old Trafford,  and instead of bidding for say Sneidjer, a long mooted replacement for Scholes, they decided to bring the original back – wise move? I think not.

Why exactly are United unable to buy someone? Yes the winter transfer window is often criticised and big clubs may not want to sell, but if the offer is made, a player will often go. Everyone has a price, yet do United have the money?

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