"I'd have said, No chance, you're taking the piss,' Scholes tells FourFourTwo when asked if people would still have been talking about their achievements more than 40 years after they first met. Two rough lads like us? We got lucky. Butt and Scholes were part of the club's 1999 treble-winning campaign (Image credit: Getty Images) That is a view echoed by Scholes' fellow midfielder Butt, who realises just how fortunate they were to get the breaks needed to succeed."
"Scholes scored 155 goals for Manchester United (Image credit: Alamy) They allowed us time to come through and there were perfect older pros in the team who were proper men, proper leaders. And the coaches we had as kids, too Brian Kidd, Nobby Stiles, Jim Ryan, Eric Harrison, then obviously the manager. It was just the perfect storm. We were very lucky."
Manchester United's Class of '92 rose from FA Youth Cup promise to the peak of European football, forming a locally raised core of the club's greatest sides. Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt were pivotal midfielders who remain grounded about their achievements. Scholes expressed surprise that their success endured in public memory, while Butt emphasized luck and timely breaks alongside the squad's quality. The club benefited from supportive leadership including Martin Edwards and administrators such as David Gill, who allowed young players time to develop. Senior professionals and youth coaches like Brian Kidd, Nobby Stiles, Jim Ryan, and Eric Harrison provided leadership and development that underpinned long-term success.
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