Ryan Giggs Comments on Becoming Manager, Future, More

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs defended his departure from the club earlier this year and commented on his future as a manager on Saturday, per the Telegraph’s Jason Burt.

Giggs announced his exit from Old Trafford last month to end a 29-year association with the club. His last post was as an assistant to Louis van Gaal, predecessor to current manager Jose Mourinho, and he told Burt it was an invaluable experience.

“Being an assistant [manager] was great,” the Welshman said. “It was a brilliant education for me, but if you want to be a manager, then you can’t stay as an assistant.”

It was following Mourinho’s appointment at United when Giggs swiftly confirmed his departure, but it seems as though the former Red Devils midfielder is open to a return to the game in a touchline capacity, per Burt:

Coaching is the next best thing to playing… and also I don’t mind making decisions, tough decisions, and that won’t be a problem for me. Because I played for so long I had that role in the dressing room – if I had to tell someone, I told them. People don’t see that from the outside because I am quite a quiet person and I have never shown that on the pitch, but I have no problem making decisions.

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