Scholes targets coaching job

PAUL SCHOLES: foray into coaching or management?

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes admits he is missing day–to–day involvement in football - and is considering a return of football coaching or management.

Scholes, with United from youth level until his second and final retirement in 2013, had a couple of brief periods coaching at United in 2011 and 2013.

He was approached this year by Athletic, and though he turned the offer down, he reckoned he would one day run the side.

He explained: “I had the one offer with Oldham that was difficult to turn down, but maybe in the future it might be something. It’s definitely something I'd like to do in the future.”

Last year, the 40 year old and his “Class of 92” colleagues Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers became owners of Salford City, and he has since done some coaching there.

The ex–England international said: “I love football, I’ve not been involved now properly for two years and coaching is a way into it. I miss being involved day to day. If something comes up in the future that I fancy, then great. If it doesn’t, then it doesn’t. But it is definitely something I enjoy.

“It is probably what I miss most really; you see teams getting ready for Saturday afternoon, you look at the results all the time and you are not involved. It’s difficult not to be around.”

Regarding the prospect of becoming a manager, Scholes — who has also been working as a television pundit in recent times – said last night: “I’d be open to anything, yeah. I don’t think you can close anything off really — if the right opportunity was there for me and I fancied it, I’d do it.”

Scholes was speaking at the launch of new BBC documentary, Class of 92: Out of their League, which charts Salford’s first season owned by the United stars. The series begins on BBC One in early September.