Giggs set for 1,000 milestone
The ageless Welshman can reach four figures in combined senior club and national appearances when rampaging United play Norwich at home
Ryan Giggs is poised to reach yet another milestone in his extraordinary career this weekend as he stands to make his 1,000th appearance in senior football against Norwich City.
The indefatigable Welshman, who signed a one-year contract extension to return for a 23rd season, took his tally of appearances to 999 last weekend with a goal-scoring turn in a 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers that helped Manchester United preserve their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
That advantage seems destined to turn into a 13th English league title for Giggs, which would solidify his place as the most decorated footballer in the English game. No man can compete with his 12 league titles and he also has two Champions League trophies, four FA Cup titles and three League Cup winners' medals, as well as a clutch of other prizes, in his 22-year Old Trafford career.
A willowy winger when he blazed on to the scene in the early 1990s, Giggs has refined his game in recent years and now operates more often than not as an elegant midfield playmaker.
The Welshman will turn 40 in November but teammate Rafael da Silva says the players continue to be astonished by his ability.