Source: Eurosport
Giggs: I never considered leaving
Ryan Giggs has revealed he has never even thought about leaving Manchester United. [LNB] The newly-crowned PFA player of the year, who made his 800th Red Devils appearance in Wednesday's Champions League win over Arsenal, was earlier in his career linked with a move abroad, most notably with Inter Milan. [LNB] But Giggs insists he did not consider the prospect and said: "It was never a consideration to leave. I was linked with a few clubs but it was never really close. Why would I think about it when I was always happy here?"[LNB] With Paul Scholes and Gary Neville as team-mates for the vast majority of his 18 years as an Old Trafford regular, it would be easy to feel the phenomenon of individual players remaining at one club is exclusive to United. [LNB] However, the presence of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher at Liverpool, and even Raul at Real Madrid, suggests otherwise, with Giggs not entirely convinced his own longevity will remain unsurpassed. [LNB] "They probably said the same thing when Sir Bobby Charlton retired after 759 games," said the 35-year-old. [LNB] "But I wouldn't be surprised if someone went past my record. [LNB] "The way players look after themselves now, if they get into a first team at 18 or 19 and stay relatively injury-free they can do it. [LNB] "It is a long time and a lot of games but you have other big players at big clubs who have stayed for a long time. [LNB] "They are getting challenged all the time, so there is no need to move on and improve yourself."
