GIGGS: REF TOLD ME TO TAKE IT
Ryan Giggs has revealed that the referee gave him permission to
take the quick free-kick that sparked such controversy in
Manchester United's Champions League win over Lille.
And the Welsh midfielder says he was amazed by the reaction of the
Lille players - before adding even more spice to the second leg by
quipping, "That's the French I suppose."
"The ref came over and said do you want the whistle, and I said no,
I'll take a quick one," Giggs explained to the Manchester Evening
News.
"So I said to Wayne, put the ball down, and that was it. I was
pleased to see it go in, if it hadn't I probably would have had a
few words off the boss!"
"Obviously I was pleased with the result, it was a somewhat
contentious goal, but I'm obviously pleased with it.
"But the last time I scored a goal like that, no one thought about
walking off the pitch.
"I was just amazed by what was happening around us, we didn't know
what was going on, but that's the French I suppose."
