'How he has to be' - Manchester United legend Paul Scholes aim given for Bolton Wanderers ace

Bolton Wanderers ace Dapo Afolayan has been set the goal of trying to take tips from Manchester United legend Paul Scholes in a bid to improve his game especially in a central role.

Afolayan is Bolton's top scorer this season with 13 strikes in all competitions and has been one of key threats for Wanderers throughout the campaign.

Having started the season predominantly on the left flank of the attack, a formation change in January has seen Afolayan deployed either in the number 10 role or in a strike partnership.

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It is still learning that role and the strengths and weaknesses of his team-mates when playing that position.

Evatt highlighted the best in his opinion in a central role as United legend Paul Scholes, who scored 155 goals in 718 appearances for the Old Trafford club before retiring for good in 2013.

The Bolton boss loves working with Afolayan and how the former West Ham United youngster wants to learn and improve himself, as Evatt revealed discussions of what the attacker needs to improve upon.

Evatt has highlighted the example of Scholes in a central area as a lead Afolayan ought to follow and the way the former England midfielder was able to have a complete picture of the game around him and that with opposition teams marking him out as a major threat, it could lead to space being created for other players to make the difference.

In the Bolton boss' view, Kieran Lee is the best player in the number 10 role he has at his disposal, but Evatt is in no doubt that Afolayan will eventually reach that standard.

Evatt said: “We had a good conversation today and the kid wants to learn, I have loved working