Paul Scholes says Didier Deschamps “screamed like a big baby” to get him suspended for the 1999 Champions League final.
Scholes missed Manchester United’s famous 2-1 win over Bayern Munich after picking up a yellow card in the semi-final second leg against Juventus, which United won 3-2.
United’s final win was perhaps the most significant game in the club’s long history, and Scholes says both he and captain Roy Keane – also suspended after a booking – were devastated to miss out.
“You just deal with it don’t you,” Scholes said on the A Goal in One podcast.