SIR ALEX FERGUSON has backed Ryan Giggs’ decision to quit Manchester United.
BACKING: Fergie reckons Giggs can be a top boss
The Welshman was No.2 under Louis van Gaal but has opted to go after not being given a prominent role by Jose Mourinho.
And Fergie reckons Giggs is right to get away fromUnited.
"It is time Ryan stood on his own feet, got out there and accepted the challenge," he told the BBC.
"He has a bit of steel about him.
"It is such a highly intense results industry, you need people who go into it to have a bit of steel about them, a bit of character and personality.
"I think he is ready to manage and he has a lot of quality. He doesn't want to spoil that quality by going to a club where it is sacking a manager every two minutes."
Giggs worked as a coach under both David Moyes before being named as Van Gaal’s assistant when the Dutchman took charge.
But Mourinho wanted pal Rui Faria to be his No.2 at Old Trafford - meaning Giggs would have been forced to accept a reduced role if he decided to stay.
And despite that leading to the former wing star's exit, Sir Alex has backed Mourinho’s decision.
"If Jose hadn't had an assistant, I know he would have taken Ryan," he added.
"You have got to have, in your assistant, someone you have trusted all your life.
"When I came to United, I brought Archie Knox because he was a valuable person for me. I trusted him 100 per cent. Jose Mourinho has had his assistant for years and, quite rightly, has stuck by his own man."
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