Paul Scholes is not the man to celebrate a major Manchester United landmark with a fanfare or a blaze of publicity.The 31-year-old, a genuine modern-day Old Trafford great, lets football do his talking.
And 131 goals in 499 games for Manchester United speaks volumes.
It is also a measure of his influence that he will reach the 500 mark against Liverpool as a hugely influential part of Sir Alex Ferguson's plans to return the title to Old Trafford.
Scholes emerged as part of United's golden group of young talent in the early 90s along with David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers.
He was arguably the most under-stated of the group, but has done as much to shape Manchester United's successes as any of the aforementioned.
Low-profile to a fault, the lifelong Oldham Athletic fan baffled a room of foreign reporters at the 2002 World Cup in Japan when quizzed on his favourite footballer.
Ignoring the claims of Pele and Diego Maradona, Scholes went for former Oldham Athletic striker Frankie Bunn.
And when met with puzzled glances, Scholes added: "He scored six times for Oldham in a League Cup tie against Scarborough you know."
Such was the dead-pan expression, no-one could tell whether his tongue was drilling a hole in his cheek.
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