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HIS last game was against mighty Barcelona in the Champions League final, but here is ginger ringer Paul Scholes lined up before a kick-about at a local club.

The retired Manchester United maestro turned out for a dads versus coaches match at non-league Stalybridge Celtic, where son Aaron plays for the under-12s.

Ex-England star Paul, 36, hung up his boots after United’s defeat at Wembley in May – and obviously forgot to get a new pair because he turned up for the fund-raising match without any.

Luckily, Aaron is already the same size as his dad so Paul borrowed his.

He played the first half for the coaches, who were leading 9-3 at half time, before he switched to the dads’ team and knocked in a hat-trick...but couldn’t stop them losing 12-9.

Paul, who made 676 appearances for United and 66 for England, said afterwards: “I’ve wanted to play in it for a few years. It was great to have a bit of fun with the coaches.”