Ryan Giggs revealed it will be the proudest moment of his life to manage
Manchester United for the first time against Norwich on Saturday.
Interim manager Giggs, who is in caretaker charge after David Moyes was
sacked on Tuesday, said the first person he consulted was Sir Alex
Ferguson after he was asked to assume temporary control.
And the 40-year-old, a boyhood United fan, said he can’t wait for the
opportunity to add a first game as manager to the 962 he has played in
the club’s colours.
“It is the proudest moment of my life,” Giggs told MUTV. “I have
supported Manchester United all my life. It’s been the biggest part of
my life since I was 13, 14 since I signed schoolboy forms. I am proud, I
am happy, a little bit nervous and just like playing, I can’t wait for
the game on Saturday.”
Giggs said he spoke to Ferguson, his manager for 22 years of his first-team career at Old Trafford, about his
new duties.
“Obviously,” he said. “I played under Sir Alex for so long. He was the
first person to call and I wanted advice and who better to ring? Why
wouldn’t I?”
Giggs said he was happy to answer chief executive Ed Woodward’s call to
take charge of the team on a temporary basis while United look for a
new manager.
He added: “Ed asked me to look after the team for the remaining four
games, I had no hesitation in saying yes. It’s been a crazy week.”
Giggs explained his decision to ask his former teammate Paul Scholes to
join his coaching staff, making it four members of the ‘Class of ‘92’
at the helm, along with Phil Neville and Nicky Butt, and he said they
will be equally proud.
He said: “Phil was already involved. Nicky was with the reserves, I
asked him to come and help with the first team, which he was more than
happy to do. The phone call was to Scholesy because I know how much the
club feels to these people. It means as much to them as me. They will
give everything in a short time to try and end what has been a
frustrating season on a high.”
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