Phelan praise as marathon man Giggs marches on

MIKE PHELAN can still remember Ryan Giggs’ emergence at Manchester United — because the Welshman was one of the players who forced him out of Old Trafford.

‘Mr Manchester United’ signed a new one-year contract on Thursday, which will commit him to an incredible 19th season as a first-team player.

Now 35, Giggs made the first of his 787 appearances for the Red Devils in May 1991, only a year after Phelan helped Alex Ferguson’s team win the FA Cup.