Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said a decision on Paul Scholes prolonging his career has not been made as yet, adding the midfielder would decide on what course to take when the time comes.
Scholes was instrumental in United's improvement last season, after a slow start, with the 38-year-old coming out of retirement. While the classy midfielder has been used sparingly this year, he has shown what he can do, when he plays - a quality which Ferguson still relies on heavily.
Scholes after retiring in 2011, decided to come back at the turn of the year, before extending his stay by one more season. Ferguson believes the midfielder will know exactly when to make a decision on carrying on for one more year or hanging up his boots.
"There's not a time to make a judgement on that," Ferguson said. "I think Paul will know himself. But he is still the best passer of the ball in the country. That's not stopped.
"He has still got the desire to play. He is 38 and Ryan is 39 on Nov. 29. It's amazing, particularly with Scholesy, because he has had one or two injuries over the years and he quit last summer and then came back again.
"He made a fantastic contribution in the second half of last season. I just think he's doing what he's doing and he'll sort it out himself."
Meanwhile, the impact a player like Scholes can make does not just stick to the pitch in the middle of a game, but also the dressing room with several players, including veterans, able to learn and pick up vital information from a man who has won pretty much everything there is to win in club football.
One such player is Michael Carrick, who admits he has learnt a lot just by watching Scholes work. "It is fantastic to play with Paul Scholes," Carrick told the club's official website. "He is a genius.
"We all know what he can do. A lot of them you simply cannot teach. You can learn and take things from his game, as I have done since I have been here.
"Whether he realises or not, he has helped me enormously just by watching him and taking things in. But there are some things only he can do. It is fabulous to play with him. I have enjoyed it immensely since I came here."
Carrick, if he plays a part in Saturday's English Premier League game against Norwich, will make his 400th league appearance; but the midfielder played down the achievement saying winning trophies is more important. "It is one of those things," he added. "I have been playing for a number of years and the games add up. It is not something I look for.
"It is more about the trophies, what people win and what they can achieve. Maybe at the end of your career you can look back and see what you have done. But at the moment, it is just about winning trophies for me."
