BITTER BOCA

"Scholes is not a fair player," he said. "He kicked me twice and I regret what I did, but he is a dirty player. The referee was soft on him but hard on our team. If we had been playing in Argentina, he would have had the red card too.

"It was an honour to play against Manchester United at their home. I know about David Beckham and Roy Keane - they are players respected in my country - but everyone in Argentina knows about Scholes too after the World Cup."