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The Big Interview: Lee Martin – Fergie’s fledgling has earned his Wings

Lee Martin played with Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs during his formative years at Manchester United.
BID FOR REDEMPTION: New manager Lee Martin is looking to take Welling United back up in their first season outside the top two tiers of Non-League since the late 1970s PICTURE: NLP Photographer

By Chris Dunlavy

Lee Martin played with Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs during his formative years at Manchester United.
But there’s one player who stands head and shoulders above even those greats of the modern game.
“Paul Scholes was by far the best,” says the 38-year-old, who made three senior appearances for the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson.
“He was just a magician.
Applauding
He wasn’t the quickest, he didn’t have ridiculous acceleration, he wasn’t that strong.
But even in training, you’d try to get near him, and it was impossible.
He was two, three, four steps ah...

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