Carrick would often play deeper than Scholes to recycle possession but also to collect the ball from defence and feed Paul Scholes who was the more aggressive playmaker. In the center of the park, Manchester United had two midfield maestro's in Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes. The front-three of Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo had the freedom in attack to express themselves but they also remained very high to keep constant pressure on the opponent's defence. But the system mainly used in the Premier League was a 4-4-2/4-3-3 hybrid which he used to dominate most sides. Sir Alex Ferguson during the 2007/08 season was tactically intriguing as he never kept to one system.