Red View: Everton previews, new United podcast, Giggs on Europe + more

SCHOLES WARY OF EVERTON THREAT Paul Scholes has warned against the pitfalls of facing an Everton side needing to kickstart their Barclays Premier League season on Saturday. The Toffees have mustered just one point and one goal in their first three games, damaging their pre-season aspirations for a top-six finish. Scholes, however, has been around long enough to know a wounded animal can still be very dangerous. “They are a better team than they have shown so far,” Scholes told ManUtd.com. “David Moyes has put together a group of good players and they’ve definitely improved over the years. Defensively they’re very good – we found that out at their place last season when, after going 1-0 up, we didn’t really create many chances and lost 3-1. They haven’t scored many so far this season – hopefully they’re not saving them for this weekend!” Everton have a strong contingent of ex-Reds in the shape of Louis Saha and Phil Neville as well as goalkeeper Tim Howard who could pose United a problem. “Tim will be an obstacle as he’s a top keeper and has started the season in good form,” added Scholes. “Things probably didn’t go as well for him here as he’d have liked, but after joining Everton, he got his head down, worked hard and he’s done really well. It’ll be difficult to beat him on Saturday but hopefully we will do.” More: Team news | Everton connections video | Howard in awe of van der Sar RYAN'S ADVENTURES IN EUROPE Ahead of United's return to Champions League action, we fired some quickfire questions at the club's most experienced campaigner, Ryan Giggs... What was your first game in Europe? At home to Atletico Madrid, a good side with players like Bernd Schuster and Paulo Futre. We needed to win well because we’d lost the first leg 3-0 away from home. Mark Hughes scored early on but we didn’t quite do enough to get over the line. First away trip? I honestly don’t remember... maybe Torpedo Moscow in the UEFA Cup. We lost on pens, I think, on a wet and miserable night inside a small, old stadium. Favourite European goal? I’ll have to go for the one against Juventus at Old Trafford in the 3-2 victory in 1997. That always brings a smile to my face. Best European night at Old Trafford I only came on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes but it’s hard to beat Barcelona at home in the 2008 semi-final. That was a special atmosphere. Best away ground I’ve played in so many. I like playing in Turkey, actually, because the atmosphere is so good. Galatasaray’s Al Sami Yen in 1993 sticks in the mind. Toughest defender Javier Zanetti. When I played against him in 1999 he was a right-back and he had everything – he was athletic, tough, intelligent, good going forward. He was brilliant. LISTEN TO THIS ManUtd.com's brand new podcast, Red Voices , is now available to stream or download from the website. Each week, a panel of journalists put down pens, pads and laptops to discuss a range of Red topics, and you can listen to the conversation online or on your mp3 player. In the latest episode, Red Voices host Stewart Gardner is joined by Adam Bostock, Ben Hibbs and Gemma Thompson. The quartet reflect on an eventful international break, look ahead to a tricky trip to Everton on Saturday, and offer insight into their work interviewing United players past and present. Also on the agenda are several points raised by fans on ManUtd.com's message board, in the Red Voices thread. Listen: Stream or download the podcast on ManUtd.com. This email has been sent to you by ManUtd.com, Manchester United, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA, England. This email is designed to be viewed in HTML email clients - if you cannot see the images above, please open an HTML-compatible email account and then register the new address with ManUtd.com. If this email has been forwarded to you by a friend, please register with ManUtd.com to receive Red View directly from next week. The articles and images in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of Manchester United. If you do not wish to receive this email please send a blank email from your subscription address to unsubscribe@manutd.co.uk. We are committed to respecting your privacy. Please see our Privacy Policy. Please DO NOT reply to this email.