Fergie: Giggs and Scholes are simply the best

Posted Monday, February 27, 2012 by The Sun

ALEX FERGUSON insists Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the best players in Manchester United's history.

The veteran midfielders defied the ageing process by scoring at Norwich.

Scholes, 37, headed the first and Giggs, 38, grabbed a last-gasp winner on his 900th appearance for the club.

Boss Fergie said: "Scholes and Giggs are the best players this club has ever had. Given the career Ryan has had, to score the winning goal with the last kick of the game... I think he deserved that.

"We could have played him against Ajax on Thursday but this game was more important and I knew we would need all our experienced players and Ryan and Scholesy in particular.

"That experience is really going to help us in the next couple of months.

"We won't get nervous, that's for sure. We're used to being in this situation.

"You saw that when we conceded an equaliser. How did we react? We started playing again and got the winner."

Giggs will celebrate the 21st anniversary of his United debut this Friday.

The Welshman said: "It's a great day for me personally — 900 games for United is a real honour and to score the winner as well... it doesn't get any better than that.

"I first scored at Norwich in the first season of the Premier League but this one feels even better.

"It's always great to score the winning goal and I have to make sure I savour days like this."

Ferguson was far from happy with the way his team almost allowed Manchester City to hold a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Grant Holt's 83rd-minute goal looked to have earned the Canaries a draw and it needed Giggs' late strike to give United victory.

Ferguson added: "Everyone knows we never give in. No matter who plays us, they know they will have to battle right to the death.

"But we were lucky because Norwich were the better team.

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