Nicky Butt & Paul Scholes discuss the leaders that made Manchester United great | FG: Eras

Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes are back and this week they’re discussing captains: Keane, Robson, Bruce, Cantona, Adams and Shearer are just some of the names that come up in the chat:

Who was the best captain they played with? What did they make of David Beckham being named England captain? And who used to say “Bring your jeans” before a team-bonding session?

Along the way, they discuss what makes a great leader, how some players crumbled under rollickings from the skipper and how certain captains would beat teams in the tunnel at Old Trafford.

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Nicky Butt & Paul Scholes discuss the leaders that made Manchester United great | FG: Eras

[blairmarshall]

I don’t know whats more impressive. How good these guys were at football or there lack of ego

[kevinmelia]

Great stuff this. Good to see Butty's personality, sharp guy and brings out the best in Scholesy too.

[simonlangdale]

I’m a city supporter and these guys are my age brings back so many memories well done guys keep em coming 👏👏

[NonHalalBacon]

I urge the current United Squad to watch and listen. These are the standards you should be striving for...

[alexmelli]

Nicky Butt is great at keeping the conversation flowing.. probably second only to Gary, he is an eloquent guy. Who knew? (Not me anyway)

[dondamon]

Becoming my favourite podcast and love hearing how normal they were and living with legends as kids and how they viewed it like normal lads! Need players like this

[davidtuer]

Most of the comments here advise the United players to watch this video, and that's right, this is a very entertaining post. But I would say it's the "new" fans who really need to watch it. To get a real appreciation of what Man United is and what it stands for. United is not just about "Trophies" although, sure you play to win, it's about character and belonging. Paul and Nicky are wonderful examples. They never slag off players, particularly OUR players. They show respect and gratitude for the good fortune that lead them to Old Trafford, it's a life long sense of belonging.

[heavyontheonions]

If you told me as a 15 year old Newcastle supporter 95/96 that 30 odd years later, that one of my favourite shows would consist two Man utd players reminiscing !? I would think I must have lost my marbles, maybe I have 😂

[tmithoth]

I'm a Liverpool fan, 34, I got into football around the same time Owen was on the rise... I have to say these 2 are a breath of fresh air, the humility from them after everything they achieved and the era of football they were apart of deserves the upmost respect.. as a Liverpool fan it's obvious Gerrard is seen as one of the best captains. But Keane embodies what a premier league captain should be, and in contrast its exactly what United have been missing for years... having someone like Bruno as captain is a mockery of the club. The bias in me is only that I want man united to actually be challenging because beating your rivals doesn't have the same buzz when they're under performing... back when Liverpool were pushing for top 4 at best most seasons, beating Man United was enough to call that season a success. Rise and Murphy highlight reels were the highlights of my childhood 😂 nowadays there isn't that satisfying feeling, it's more of a nervous, we can't lose that'd be embarrassing... you want your rivals to be up there pushing so the win has meaning to it.. atm, beating Aston villa and Brighton is more satisfying, and that's terrible from my perspective... when you reminisce about the Henry era, and the intensity of United and Arsenal, any scraps Liverpool could get were major steps forward. Then Chelsea came with their money and the Benitez vs Mourinho era, the phantom goal in the champions league etc 😂 at the same time Liverpool took strides forwards, the Glazers seemingly set fire to the blueprints and sabotaged the entire squad. Its been gradual steps down ever since, and this is a loss for all of football, not just United... the epitome of how bad this club is now can be best reflected by the way they handled De Gea.. he was never a top tier goalkeeper, too many flaws in his overall game, but he was a good shot stopper, and much better than Onana...
The way they promised Henderson starts, then shipped him off to Nottingham, the way they offered De Gea a contract extension then change their mind and cancelled his contract, as a football club, it is embarrassing, as a business, it is a shambles! And that doesn't include the 1.5 billion they've spent to make the squad worse in every single position... you needed a dm for 5 years, to help McTominay, so they sell McTominay to make room for a dm.. insanity is more subtle.. if it wasnt for Garnacho and Mainoo, United would struggle for top 10.. on such a high wage budget and transfer fee turnover, there is no excuse or justification.. unless they are simply there for laundering money, nothing positive can be said about United under the Glazers... its not just the roof that's leaking at old Trafford.. I truly hope that United become a good football club again one day, and then build towards being one of the top clubs again. At the moment, .they are about 5 years behind Brentford

[stevenb]

Could listen to these guys all day long Best double act since Morecambe and Wise

[DJeMo]

When men were men, not these business boys today that play the game, these guys knew what was around them and what was expected from them, their demeanour and how they recall their experiences just oozes their early maturity and understanding of what they were apart off.... lfc fan here since 84 but i respect these men for how they were on the pitch in the game, proper footballers and the right minds for the scene, nicky butt is a very acute individual, how he speaks on some things here, shows alot of integrity too, enjoyed this little ramble of these 2 minds, obviously very observant in their times... nice one gentlemen, keep em coming

[sathyasundaram]

Love listening to these two and also all the class of 92! #legends

[jimjogger]

Funny how scholes has changed, A few years ago you could just about get a few words out of him, Now he's comfortable infront of the camera he's actually a decent conversationalist

[MJRazza]

This is such a fantastic podcast, such great stories told so vividly, top stuff.

[hyruleansans]

Get Roy on please. It would be great to see

[kmbkyhax]

Great show guys. two legends of the biggest football club in the world!!! So happy to see both being able to speak without nobody else speaking over you. MUFC LEGENDS

[mchockey]

I feel that, Nicky would make a great manager. Scholes as Assistant. Both incredibly smart, know their stuff inside out, all the small details. Thank you for the great content as always.

[darrencooper]

Just feels like a cuppla mates who are two or three pints in & are letting their guards down, finally and being honest about their experiences in life. Brilliant !

[paddymaccallion]

I love the insight into the different leaders and it just shows that group of players which was probably 80 or 90 players over the years could adapt because they were winners and always had the mentality of that.

[RockomusiK]

A warrior and born leader without him that team would not have won so much. 🇮🇪💪