Manchester: Paul Scholes would be happy to come out of retirement and return to Manchester United if Sir Alex Ferguson was to call upon his services due to the champions' growing number of injuries, according to The Sun.
The report claims that last month some of Scholes' former team-mates tried to persuade the midfielder to help ease the injury crisis at the club. At first the 37-year-old ignored the requests, however it is now believed he has had a change of heart.
At the end of last season Ferguson had made it clear that, like Ryan Giggs, the ex-England international had another year in him, but the player instead decided to retire with the club winning a record 19th league title.
According to the report Scholes has subsequently questioned his decision to hang up his boots and is badly missing training and playing. While the player is reportedly reluctant to offer himself to Ferguson, he would say yes if the 70-year-old coach were to ask him back.
Indeed it is believed that fitness would not be an issue for Scoles as he is training with, and coaching, the reserves every day at Carrington.
Manchester United have been forced to mix and match their midfield all season due to injuries with Darren Fletcher out indefinitely and Tom Cleverley having been missing since October and not expected back before the end of the month.
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