The former Real Madrid man is a five-time Champions League winner and will surely go down as one of the modern-day greats in his position.
But every player has to start somewhere and, when the Brazil international was learning the game back in his native Sao Paulo, Scholesy was someone whose qualities stood out.
“Well, there are many players... I think there are players that you remember in your life,” the 30-year-old began when asked about his inspirations.
“So, in terms of idols in this position my idol growing up was always [Zinedine] Zidane, [but] here at Manchester United it was always Paul Scholes.