Stories on the back pages this morning of Ryan Giggs leaving in January are believed to have been sanctioned by Giggs himself as he steps up the pressure for a new contract longer than the one-year extension currently on offer.
Ryan Giggs told the News of the World: 'I have been offered a one-year extension to my current deal but I turned it down. I was hoping for a longer deal. I want to end my career at Manchester United and asked them to reconsider. The club have gone away to consider it and we're now waiting to arrange a second meeting. I hope that they come back to me with a longer deal. For the moment, I'll just have to wait and see.'