DAVID BECKHAM offered kind words following Alicia Scholes’ heartfelt message for her Manchester United legend dad Paul.
Scholes, 50, poignantly admitted that he has scaled back his punditry work this season in order to look after autistic son Aiden.
Following the former England star’s moving words on The Overlap podcast, his daughter Alicia, 24, gushed over his parenting.
The talented netball star wrote on Instagram: “I’ve never known anyone hate talking about themselves more than you!
“I can only imagine how hard it was to speak about Aidie and the reality of a very very hard situation.
“My whole life your priority has always been being my dad, and growing up and realising how hard you had to work everyday alongside that is something I can’t even comprehend.
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“To achieve all you did takes so much sacrifice and hard work and somehow I still had you to take me to school every morning and be there at the end of each day, so present in every aspect of my life!
“If anyone met you they wouldn’t have a clue the life you’ve lived, they’d just see a genuinely kind, polite, caring person
“You don’t care about people who don’t matter, and out of everything that is the most valuable thing i have learnt from you.
“The thing I am proudest of is being your daughter, you are the best role model and father figure I could ever have, and you do it so effortlessly.
“Anyway well done on this episode dad it was amazing and if Aidie could tell you himself he would say you really are the best dad in the world, we love you millions.”
Scholes’ former team-mate Beckham was moved by Alicia’s post.
The 50-year-old commented: “Perfect words for your amazing dad @alicia.scholesx.”
Scholes has three children with wife Claire, with whom he is no longer together – Arron, 25, Alicia and Aiden, 20.
Last season, Scholes spent Thursday evenings covering Man Utd’s Europa League matches for TNT Sports.
This week he revealed that the disruption in routine would leave son Aiden agitated.
‘STRICT ROUTINE’
He said on Stick to Football: “I made a decision this year because of Aiden, obviously due to his special needs you might know about.
“All the work I do now is just around his routines cos he has quite a strict routine every single day, so I just decided everything I’m going to do it is around Aiden.
“Everything I’m going to do now just works around him, I do studio work, but everything is built around his day.
“Last season on Thursday nights I’d do the Europa League for Man Utd, that’s the night I’d usually have him, so he was getting all agitated, biting and scratching.
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“He knows the pattern’s not there straight away.
“And I did that for years really, always thinking I’ve got to stop this at some point so I had the chance to do the podcast and I thought that would suit me more. Well… not me, Aiden.”
