Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has named Papa Bouba Diop as one of the trickiest players he ever faced in his illustrious career.
Scholes played against some of the best players in the world but says few were as fierce as former Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Diop.
The Senegalese central midfielder was nicknamed 'The Wardrobe' for his incredible stature and Scholes admits he used to hate playing against him.
Scholes was also full of praise for Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira but included Diop in the same bracket of players who he didn't relish facing. "When I played central midfield I like to go into games thinking 'I just want to have all the time in the world here, just nobody around me, just find a little bit of space and pass the
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