Ryan Giggis to cut 28-yr-ties with Man United

Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs is set to cut ties with the club after Dutchman, Louis van Gaal was sacked by the club management on Monday.

Van Gaal led United to the FA Cup on Saturday but it wasn’t enough to save him after he failed to qualify for the Champions League and received criticism throughout the season for his conservative tactics.

This has led Giggs to consider ending his 28-year association with Manchester United on Monday night after being overlooked for the manager’s job in the wake of the sacking of Louis van Gaal, who expressed acute disappointment at his dismissal, writes James Ducker.

Attention now turns to whether Giggs will also leave the club – with the intention of cutting his managerial teeth elsewhere – or opts instead to serve as an assistant to a third United manager in Mourinho following two testing experiences under David Moyes and Van Gaal. With Mourinho expected to bring trusted lieutenants Rui Faria and Silvino Louro with him in addition to another assistant, Giggs runs the risk of having little more than a ceremonial role under the Portuguese.

Giggs had previously indicated in private that he would walk away if he was not offered the manager’s job and sources close to the 42-year-old admitted on Monday that he was in the midst of a serious dilemma but unsure of which way he would swing when push comes to shove.

Giggs visited George’s restaurant and bar in Worsley, which he owns, close to his home on Monday as he pondered his next move. He is thought to be bitterly disappointed not to be given the opportunity to succeed Van Gaal, despite the speculation for months that Mourinho would succeed the Dutchman, but also recognises that if he chooses to leave the club and struggles as a manager elsewhere that it could damage or kill his prospects of one day taking charge at Old Trafford.

Giggs saw Gary Neville, his close friend and former United team-mate, try his hand at management at Valencia recently and fail, and has also observed the current struggles of Patrick Vieira at New York City FC, sister club of Manchester City. Giggs has been encouraged to try his hand at management at another club first by Peter Schmeichel.