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Paul Scholes has returned to help Manchester United's coaching team following the sacking of David Moyes.

Scholes opted against taking up a full-time position under Moyes as he wanted to spend time with his family.

But, with long-time friend Ryan Giggs now in charge and former team-mates Nicky Butt and Phil Neville assisting, he has agreed to help out.

United revealed on their Twitter page external-link that Scholes was back at the club's training ground on Wednesday.

Scholes did join Butt as a coach for United's Under-19 squad in the UefaYouth League external-link earlier this season.

However, that has been the limit of his involvement after retiring for the second time at the end of last term.

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The 39-year-old finally called time on his stellar career after collecting his 11th Premier League winners' medal.

His 718 appearances leave him third in the all-time United list, trailing only Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton. He also was part of two Champions League-winning squads and lifted the FA Cup on three occasions.

Notoriously publicity-shy, Scholes did make a recent TV appearance as a pundit for United's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester City in March, when he was left distinctly unimpressed by his former team's performance.

"When I was playing, we could be two or three down, but we never felt we were beaten," he said.

"Tonight I never thought we'd get back in it, even at 1-0 down."