Paul Scholes believes Manchester United could have won 'four, five or six' European Cups if it wasn't for the amazing Barcelona and Real Madrid sides his team faced.
The former England international appeared over 700 times for United during a 20-year career in which he picked up 11 Premier League winners' medals and lifted the Champions League twice.
But he also endured plenty of heartbreak on the European stage as the Red Devils lost to Barcelona in the final of the Champions League in both 2009 and 2011.
UNITED'S RESULTS AGAINST BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID IN SCHOLES' ERA
KEY: W- Win, D- Draw, L- Lost
D - Manchester United 2-2 Barcelona (1994 UCL Group Stage)
L - Barcelona 4-0 Manchester United (1994 UCL Group Stage)
D - Manchester United 3-3 Barcelona (1998 UCL Group Stage)
D - Barcelona 3-3 Manchester United (1998 UCL Group Stage)
D - Real Madrid 0-0 Manchester United (2000 UCL quarter-final first leg)
L - Manchester United 2-3 Real Madrid (2000 UCL quarter-final second leg)
L - Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester United (2003 UCL quarter-final first leg)
W - Manchester United 4-3 Real Madrid (2003 UCL quarter-final second leg)
D - Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United (2008 UCL semi-final first leg)
W - Manchester United 1-0 Barcelona (2008 UCL semi-final second leg)
L - Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United (2009 UCL Final)
L - Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United (2011 UCL Final)
D - Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester United (2013 UCL round of 16 first leg)
L - Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid (2013 UCL round of 16 second leg)
United's overall results against the La Liga giants during Scholes' career: Played 14, won 2, drawn 6, lost 6
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Pep Guardola created a side which is widely considered to be one of the greatest in football history and Scholes believes his United were unfortunate to come up against them.