PAUL SCHOLES “jumped out of his skin” at Old Trafford as Manchester United prepared for a huge European night.
And it wasn’t the unpredictable horrors offered up by United this season that made him do it!
Bruno Fernandes hit a penalty leveller in an absorbing second leg[/caption]
The Red Devils were readying for Real Sociedad in the Europa League last-16 second leg.
And at 1-1 from the first leg in Spain, it was understandable if TNT Sports pundit Scholes was a little nervous.
United were looking for more than a spark of intervention.
But it was something even more dazzling that caught out the former England midfielder and colleague Karen Carney.
United suddenly let off fireworks around the famous old ground.
And TNT’s commentator told viewers the pair of pundits leapt with surprise when the pyrotechnics fizzed into action.
Armchair observers weren’t able to see the reaction of Scholes and Carney for themselves – as the cameras weren’t on the twitchy duo at the time.
It came after Scholes backed the plans for a £2billion new home unveiled by United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
he said: “I was quite excited to hear it. It’s about time United caught up.
I think the time is right to move to a better, bigger, brilliant stadium.”
Meanwhile, on the pitch It was United who were soon looking jumpy on the pitch – as Mikel Oyarzabal hit a 10th-minute penalty opener for Sociedad.
That put the visitors 2-1 in front on aggregate, with a quarter-final place at stake.
But United rocketed back into it – thanks to a spot-kick of their own from Bruno Fernandes.
