Gary Neville Compares Jorginho to Scholes

Gary Neville heaped praise on Jorginho following his Man of the Match performance against Newcastle United and compared the Italian to Manchester United legend Paul Scholes. The Gunners survived an early onslaught before Martin Odegaard opened the scoring and Gabriel Martinelli forced an own goal in the second half to wrap up the points. Jorginho was included in the side on Sunday and the former Chelsea star brought a calmness and composure to Arsenal’s midfield in the north-east. Neville lauded Jorginho for his performance, comparing the midfielder’s play to that of former team-mate Scholes. He said, “The reason why Manchester United players and Pep Guardiola have said Paul Scholes is their favourite player was because in moments in the hardest atmosphere in a difficult away game those players are unique. They have the composure, the balance to get the team playing. That’s what Jorginho reminded me of – he was fantastic. Arsenal have gone up a lot in my estimation [on Sunday] as I didn’t expect that. I expected them to fall. Those Manchester City players will go to bed, not panicking, but it’s a little dig in the ribs. They will have wanted a cushion going into the Real Madrid game.” Paul Scholes was renowned for his composure and balance in midfield and it is clear that Neville sees similar qualities in Jorginho. His performance against Newcastle was sensational and it has certainly earned him a lot of praise from Neville.