Source: PA
Giggs: United run deserves more credit
Ryan Giggs accepts Manchester United's inconsistent form this season is the major reason why they have not been given the credit he feels they deserve for a 15-match unbeaten run.
United put that record on the line on Monday night in an eagerly-awaited top-of-the-table Premier League duel with Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Victory would put Sir Alex Ferguson's men in pole position to regain their title, while even a draw would leave United favourites by virtue of their game in hand, to be played at Blackpool next month.
Yet Giggs acknowledges the Red Devils still have to convince plenty of pundits they are the real deal, even if some of their results - notably at Aston Villa last month - were worthy of famed late scraps of old.
"We are proud of the unbeaten record," he said. "People have not given us the respect we think we deserve but that is probably down to the manner of our results.
"We have thrown away games we should be winning. But we have dug results out as well."
