Next Manchester United boss has a tough task, admits Ryan Giggs
Caretaker manager says his successor faces a hard job to take the team back to the pinnacle of English football
Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's caretaker manager, conceded that David Moyes' permanent replacement faces a difficult task in resurrecting the fallen Premier League champions next season.
Louis van Gaal, who is about to lead the Netherlands in the upcoming World Cup finals in Brazil, remains the hot favourite to be that man, with reports suggesting he will be officially appointed as early as Tuesday.
Consistency obviously wins you trophies and titles and we were nowhere near that this season
But after Giggs' second game as temporary manager ended in a humbling 1-0 defeat by Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday - United's seventh home reverse in the league this season - the Welsh winger admitted his side have fallen dramatically short of the necessary standards.
"You need to improve all the time," said Giggs, English football's most-decorated player.
"Consistency obviously wins you trophies and titles and we were nowhere near that this season.
"That's obviously a problem. It's a problem that needs to be solved next year. I still believe there is quality here, but we obviously didn't show it today.
"We've not shown it consistently over the season. Until we do that, we will carry on having results like today and that's frustrating.