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Is Ruben Neves the man to solve Man United's midfield problems? Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Pogba and many more have all tried and failed to replace Scholes, but the Wolves man combines creativity with tactical discipline and is still only 24

Manchester United's midfield has been their achilles heel for over a decade now - and Ruben Neves might just be the answer to their problems.

It is 10 years ago this month that Paul Scholes came out of retirement to paper over the cracks in Sir Alex Ferguson's engine room. They missed out on the title to Man City on the final day that season, but sealed their last Premier League triumph to date a year later.

Nearly nine years and five managers later, United have still not got the balance right in their midfield.