scholes experienced one of his finest seasons in 2006–07, and was included in the pfa team of the year, and was shortlisted for the pfa players' player of the year. one of his finest performances of the season came in a 4–1 win against blackburn rovers, where united were 1–0 down but scholes "got hold of the game by the scruff of the neck" and scored the equalising goal. scholes was dismissed during united's 1–0 away victory over liverpool on 3 march 2007 for swinging an arm at xabi alonso. it marked his first league sending off since april 2005. a month later, he was sent off in the first leg of united's champions league quarter final at roma.