Giggs aiming for 11 league medals

RYAN GIGGS will not be satisfied until he has 11 Premier League winner’s medals to match his Manchester United shirt number.

Giggs collected number nine in May — eclipsing the record of eight jointly held by Liverpool legends Phil Neal and Alan Hansen — and, after a slow start, United are finally starting to click into gear as they chase a 10th championship triumph under Alex Ferguson.

Already the most-decorated player in United history, Giggs is now closing in on Bobby Charlton’s all-time appearance record.

Although he missed Saturday’s win over Sunderland with a minor hamstring problem, the now-retired Wales international is just 38 adrift of Charlton’s landmark 759, a figure the 33-year-old should pass with ease once talks over a contract extension, which both Ferguson and chief executive David Gill confirmed would be forthcoming during United’s recent Far East tour, reach conclusion.

An extra year at Old Trafford would also allow Giggs to chase the magic 11 titles.

For, while the veteran wide man has never gone in for an excessive celebration of any personal achievement, he acknowledges reaching such a mark would be very satisfying.

“It would be nice to get to 10 — but it would be nicer to get to 11,” he said.

“I don’t want to be greedy but that is my shirt number, so that is what I am aiming for. The medals are not something I think about too much because I want to win more, but it is something that I will be proud of when I finish.”