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RYAN GIGGS fears Manchester United will have to wait 20 YEARS to reclaim the Premier League title.
The Red Devils have not won the top-flight since legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out in 2013.

Ryan Giggs says it could be another 20 years before Man United win the title againCredit: Getty

The Red Devils last won the league in 2013 and again do not look like challenging this seasonCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

But Giggs concedes the current power of champions Liverpool, who endured a torrid 30-year gap between titles, and Manchester City could extend United’s barren run much longer.
When asked by Kop legend Jamie Carragher if Giggs is worried his former club could follow Liverpool’s long wait, he replied: “Yes, 100 per cent. It could be 15, 20 years before you know it, especially if (Jurgen) Klopp and (Pep) Guardiola stick around.
“They have got the resources and the players so we have Liverpool to look at where the last time when they won it in 1990 they thought we’ll win it again soon.
“Even Klopp took four and a half years for him to win it – it takes a long time. You have to think about what Klopp did.

“He improved the team every season or won a trophy like the Champions League and then you saw the improvement so the pressure was off a little bit.
“Every manager and signing is seen as that he will win us the league and it’s not like that.”
Giggs lifted the Prem trophy 13 times during a glittering playing career at Old Trafford but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, who finished third last season, have had a miserable league start and lie 15th in the table ahead of Sunday’s visit of Arsenal.
But the Wales boss is adamant Liverpool remain United’s major rivals.Giggs, speaking on the Greatest Game Podcast, said: “The best feeling I always had was leaving Anfield after winning even if Liverpool weren’t the best side at the time.

“I played for Salford boys and our toughest games were always against Bootle, Liverpool, Kirkby, Sefton.
“As soon as you went down the East Lancs it was a mindset it’s going to be a tough game and a test of not just your footballing ability but also your mental strength.”
Giggs is happy in his role as Wales boss heading into the Euros next summer but also admits his chance of becoming a future United boss have gone.
The 46-year-old, who had four games as caretaker after David Moyes before a two-year spell as assistant to Louis van Gaal, added: “I wanted the job after those four games but I wasn’t ready. I was definitely ready after Louis and I wanted the job then but I was nowhere near it.
“I’m more ready but I think that’s gone now. I think the chance has gone. I’ve done it. Of course, it’s an amazing job but it’s not like I am desperate to manage Manchester United.
“I have managed Manchester United, okay, it was for only four games but, no, I can’t see that coming around again.
“I’m enjoying the Wales job at the moment. There’s lots of pluses, there’s lots of frustrations. Eventually I will want to go into club management. When that is I don’t know.”

Giggs revealed how he was punched in the stomach by LVG during their first meeting in 2014.
He said: “He was quirky and 100 per cent funny without knowing it. He was very dominating, direct and in your face. The first time I met him he punched me in the stomach!
“I met him at the hotel and opened the door, he looked at me up and down and said: ‘You are in good shape.’ Then punched me in the stomach. It was hard as well.
“What do you do there? It could have been me out of a job. But that’s what he’s like.”

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HARRY MAGUIRE has admitted he thought Manchester United were facing a ‘big crisis’ after their 6-1 defeat to Tottenham.
Since that devastating home thumping before the international break, United have been in fine form.

Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire believes the club are back on the right trackCredit: EPA

They beat Newcastle 4-1, Paris Saint-Germain 2-1, RB Leipzig 5-0 and earned a point in a tight goalless draw at home to Chelsea.
That run has silenced the alarm bells but even captain Maguire admits they were ringing loudly inside the dressing room.
Maguire said: “After Spurs, we were all devastated and just three games into the season it felt like it was a big crisis.
“It was quite a strange feeling, but we don’t expect to lose games at Old Trafford and we definitely don’t expect to lose games like we did.”

The Spurs defeat came after a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace and a fortunate 3-2 away win at Brighton.
The defence was a shambles and fans were furious that another centre-half had not been bought.
But they have conceded just twice in the last four matches and they were unfortunate own goals.
Maguire said: “The first three games we were conceding far too many chances.

“So as a defensive unit, having kept the most clean sheets in Europe last season, we knew we had to improve to be more solid.
“We have worked hard on the training ground and since the international break we have gone back to not conceding chances like last year, when we were a solid unit and a solid base.
“One, two, three goals it should end up in a win. At the moment we are doing that. It’s a start, but it is still an early win in the season.
“It is going to be a long journey, but we’ve got to improve. We know that and we are doing so at the minute, but there is a long way to go.”
While the ship has been steadied in the league, United have excelled in their opening two games in what was named the Group of Death.
For Maguire it’s not just about getting out this group but really making an impact on Europe’s biggest stage once more in this season’s Champions League.
He said: “It is the start of a European campaign where we want to be successful.

“We don’t want to stop in the group stage; we want to get through and be successful in the knockout stages.
“That is the standards we have set and the expectations we have set. Last season you have seen a lot of our top performances brought out great results.
“We know we can get to the level and the level has to be hit more. It has got to be more consistent.
“I think you have seen that since the international break. We have come back with a great mentality. We needed a reaction. The only way was up.”

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