A fitting finale

Charlie Nicholas paid tribute to Ryan Giggs and Sir Alex Ferguson

Last updated: 12th May 2008

A fitting finale

Charlie Nicholas: full of praise for Giggs and Ferguson

Giggs still has this burning desire like his manager and I certainly think there's another couple of seasons in Ryan yet.

Charlie Nicholas
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Manchester United retained their Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Wigan at the JJB Stadium, and fittingly the second goal came from the trusted left boot of Ryan Giggs.

Charlie Nicholas paid tribute to Giggs who came off the bench to not only equal Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time United appearance record but to produce a fitting end to a glorious season for United.

Nicholas told Soccer Special: "It was a beautiful goal, so clinical.

"Giggs is one of the finest players I've ever seen, when you see him running down that left wing taking players on it's a great sight.

"And he's adapted as he's got older, he's fit, he has no big issues when he is left on the bench. He's an absolute star - the amount of trophies that he's won... It's remarkable.

"And he still has this burning desire like his manager. I certainly think there's another couple of seasons in Ryan yet."

Fergie the Greatest

Nicholas also praised Sir Alex Ferguson and believes that he has now become the greatest manager of the last 50 years.

"Sir Alex Ferguson is the greatest manager in my lifetime, I know there's been fantastic stars in the past, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Jock Stein and Brian Clough.

"He has been extraordinary, we're talking about modern day £100,000-a-week footballers that he can motivate and can find a way of getting over to their minds and get the best from them.

"He doesn't always get his signings right but when he gets them right they are very attractive to Man Utd.

"He's an absolute star and yet again they've won the Premier League and there might be a Champions League still to come."