{"id":315635,"date":"2026-04-09T01:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315635"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:13:17","slug":"manchester-united-legend-paul-scholes-names-the-best-team-on-the-earth-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/manchester-united-legend-paul-scholes-names-the-best-team-on-the-earth-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United legend Paul Scholes names the ‘best team on the earth’ | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has named the \u2018best team on the earth\u2019 after the Champions League quarter-finals got underway.<\/p>\n

The business end of the Champions League began on Tuesday night with Bayern Munich beating Real Madrid and Arsenal overcoming Sporting quarter-final first-leg ties.<\/p>\n

The large European games carry on coming with struggling reigning Premier League champions Liverpool taking over Champions League holders PSG on Wednesday night, while Barcelona face La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

Scholes has hailed PSG because the \u2018best team on the earth\u2019 ahead of those fixtures but insists it isn’t beyond the realms of possibility that Liverpool will beat the Champions League holders.<\/p>\n

The previous Manchester United and England midfielder says a PSG win is the almost certainly final result, nevertheless, and claims Liverpool losing could even cost Arne Slot his job.<\/p>\n

Slot is under immense pressure at Anfield lower than 12 months since guiding Liverpool to the Premier League title, with the Reds just fifth within the Premier League and in serious danger of failing to win any trophies.<\/p>\n

\u2018Do you understand\u00a0the weird thing? Liverpool could\u00a0actually go\u00a0and beat PSG,\u2019 Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast<\/a>. \u2018In the event that they get considered one of those special nights\u2026 Champions League\u2026 Anfield.<\/p>\n

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Luis Enrique ahead of PSG\u2019s clash with (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0telling you. It\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be the largest shock. PSG are unbelievable and I still expect them to go\u00a0through\u00a0nevertheless it\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0shock me. It could occur but I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0see it right away.<\/p>\n

\u2018PSG are\u00a0probably the\u00a0best team on the earth right away.\u00a0Arne Slot knows\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0in trouble and it looked just like the players had given up within the FA Cup [a 4-0 defeat to Manchester City].<\/p>\n

\u2018The manager knows\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0in big trouble now,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0silly\u00a0is he? In the event that they exit badly to PSG \u2013 and that tie could get messy \u2013 then that is perhaps the tip of it.<\/p>\n

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Arne Slot is under huge pressure at Anfield (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Why hassle keeping him until the tip of the season if you happen to exit of the Champions League?\u00a0There will likely be questions in the event that they exit against PSG, especially if it gets messy.<\/p>\n

\u2018PSG,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0said it a couple of times,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0probably the\u00a0best team on the earth. They will hammer teams and in the event that they try this to Liverpool it\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0surprise me in the event that they sacked him.\u2019<\/p>\n

PSG have refuted claims they’re strong favourites to win the Champions League ahead of their quarter-final tie against Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u2018The favourite in accordance with you [the media],\u2019 midfielder\u00a0Vitinha\u00a0said as PSG prepare to welcome Liverpool to the Parc des Princes.<\/p>\n

\u2018The identical way you said last 12 months that Liverpool was. Even when Liverpool should not of their best form they continue to be an amazing team with great players.\u2019<\/p>\n

PSG boss Luis Enrique added: \u2018With the teams, it\u2019s unimaginable to have a favorite. I don\u2019t consider it.<\/p>\n

\u2018Who’re the favourites? When you remember last 12 months, everyone said it was Liverpool, and the team that qualified [for the next round] was Paris Saint-Germain. For me, there isn’t any favourite.\u2019<\/p>\n

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