Been there, seen it, done it.
But Ryan Giggs' hunger for success remains undimmed. Having signed
a new deal until 2009, the Welsh winger is full of ambiton and has
his sights set on more trophies and Sir Bobby Charlton's appearance
record...
Do you expect Arsenal to be United's main title rivals or
will Liverpool and Chelsea stake a genuine claim?
I think all the big four teams are capable of going on good runs.
Whoever can put a string of results together and handle suspensions
and injuries later in the season will probably end up being
champions. It might also come down to which of the big four can
take the most points off each other.
Looking back on your trip to the Emirates, how
disappointing was it to concede a late equaliser did it feel like
a defeat?
It did really because the three points were within our grasp and we
were robbed of them at the death. But youve got to get on with
things and if you look back at the game there last season when they
scored a late winner, weve actually left with a better result this
time round. They beat us twice last season and we came back well
from both of those games. We need to do that again. The way we
played gave us a lot of confidence.
Was the reaction of the Arsenal players at the end of the
game a sign of the respect they hold for this United
team?
Probably. Some of their players thought theyd won the game when
the final whistle went. Im not sure we would have celebrated like
that if wed have drawn at home, but I suppose they were excited to
score so late on.
United's squad seems to be coping well with
injuries
Form-wise and position-wise everything is great.
And its fantastic to have players coming back from injury. Gary
[Neville] will be returning soon, Louis [Saha] is fit again and
hes really important for us. Lads like [Gerard] Piqué, Fletch
[Darren Fletcher] and Simmo [Danny Simpson] have played an
important part as well.
You've signed a one-year contract extension until June 2009
was that pleasing?
Its great to know Ill be playing for another season after this
one. I was pleased to get it sorted and it means I can just get on
with my football and hopefully play well over the next 18 months or
so.
What are your remaining playing ambitions?
Winning the Champions League again is definitely a big aim and it
would be nice to win a 10th title. The main thing is just to enjoy
my football but I suppose you only really do that when youre
winning trophies. So hopefully we can win some more.
The extension increases the chances of you surpassing Sir
Bobby Charltons all-time appearance record. How much pleasure
would that give you?
Itll be a great personal honour. To play so many games for the
club youve supported and pass the total of probably the greatest
player this clubs ever had would be brilliant. Its something I
dont really like talking about until its happened, but given that
the landmark is getting closer it would be great to do
it!
