MANCHESTER United ace Paul Scholes was left red-faced today - after his car was stolen as he was defrosting it.
The thief struck after the midfield maestro left the keys in the ignition of his Chevrolet Estate on the drive of his luxury home.
The married dad-of-three, 38, called cops after going back inside his mansion on the outskirts of Oldham, Greater Manchester.
When he came outside, the car was gone from his drive.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Police are investigating after a car was stolen while the owner was defrosting the vehicle.
“The grey Chevrolet Estate was stolen from the drive of a house in the Greenfield area of Oldham between 7.45am and 8am on Monday 28 January 2013. Inquiries to locate the car are ongoing.”
All United players were given a car by Chevrolet after the American car giant struck a £357million sponsorship deal with the club last year.
Most players plumped for the 198mph Corvette model but manager Sir Alex Ferguson intervened and banned players under 23 from having a sporty model.
Chevrolet will appear on United’s shirts at the start of the 2014-15 season.
In 2007, a gang of knife-wielding raiders stole Scholes’ parent’s car after smashing their way into their home in Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Afterwards, his dad Stewart, 50, said: “My wife went down to confront them. She screamed at me and I ran down to see them waving knives.
“They were shouting what they were going to do if I didn’t give them the car keys, so I just said, ’There’s the keys, leave us alone’.”
Scholes was said to be “disgusted” by the raid.
Police have warned motorists to look out for opportunistic thieves while they are defrosting their cars during cold weather.
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