Manchester United’s 18-year-old debutant James Wilson was the star of the show with two goals against Hull on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP
Ryan Giggs says he is yet to decide about his Manchester United future despite making what appeared to be a farewell appearance in a 3-1 win over Hull City Tuesday in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
“I haven’t decided my future yet,” he said. “Nothing has changed. I’ll wait until the season has finished and then get a holiday and think about it in the next couple of weeks.”
Giggs, the club’s current interim manager, sent himself on as a 70th-minute substitute in the game, which was United’s last home fixture of the campaign.
The 40-year-old midfielder’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season, but he made no mention of his future in a post-match address to the crowd.
Speaking to journalists afterwards, he explained that he had not reached a decision about whether to hang up his boots after a 23-year United career in which he made a record 963 appearances for the club.
On Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, whose contracts are also due to expire but who did not feature against Hull, Giggs added: “It is not as if they are young players and they are up in the air.
“If they carry on of if they leave, new players are going to come in anyway. It is a current issue and in the next couple of weeks, I think it will get sorted for the three of us.”
Giggs was also cautious when asked to provide an update on the club’s search for a permanent successor to David Moyes, who was sacked last month after only 10 months as manager.
Current Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is widely expected to be appointed shortly, but Giggs said that vice-chairman Ed Woodward had given him no indication that an announcement was imminent.
“I have not spoken to Ed for the last couple of days, so nothing has changed since Saturday,” he said. “It could be the next few days, it could be the next couple of weeks.”
Young guns given a chance
Giggs sprang a surprise with his team selection by handing debuts to 18-year-old James Wilson and 20-year-old Tom Lawrence, and he was rewarded as Wilson scored twice to put United 2-0 up.
Matty Fryatt reduced the arrears for FA Cup finalists Hull, before substitute Robin van Persie made it 3-1 from Giggs’s pass in the closing stages.
“We got the young lads in to train with us and they never looked out of place,” said Giggs.
“I wanted to freshen things up from Saturday (a 1-0 loss to Sunderland) and they never let us down. Wilson is not just a finisher; his all-round play is very good and he is exciting.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 8th, 2014.
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