Paul Scholes declares Barcelona midfield star his new favourite footballer after 2-1 win vs Newcastle United | OneFootball

It was a high-profile meeting with Newcastle United with which FC Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League 2025-26 campaign, and the Blaugranes were able to mark this event with a 1-2 win.

The Englishman Marcus Rashford scored both goals for the Blaugranes as he returned to his native country, and each of them was quite spectacular.

Still, one can argue he was not the shiniest player on the pitch, as Pedri once again put in an excellent shift deeper in the midfield.

One of the more notable individuals who got to watch this amazing performance live was the Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, who was one of the high-profile attendees of this match.

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In fact, as Mundo Deportivo has reported, the Englishman went on to recognize the Canarian’s greatness by taking to social media after the match. Talking about Pedri, Scholes wrote: “My new favorite footballer.”

Such big words from such an accomplished football personality would definitely have been noticed by Pedri, and hopefully, they will go on to push the Barcelona midfielder to continue showing the same level that he has been showing for quite some time now.