The tights were worn to give protection to his hamstring and The Independent reveals that Giggs is also going to Yoga classes in an attempt to prolong his playing career.
From The Independent:
'Private Ryan is nothing if not honest, and when asked why he is seemingly in the form of his life, he could only pinpoint one major factor.
"One of the reasons, I think, is that I've had such a good run without major injury, something I've never really enjoyed since the start of my career. I've been doing yoga for two years now and I don't think it's any coincidence that I've not had to miss many games in this period. It's definitely helped my hamstrings and my back."
"There's a couple of us who do it down a club every week. Yeah, I have my own trainer, but regardless of whatever the public might think, yoga's just stretching really, getting into the right positions to strengthen my back and my hamstrings. It's been absolutely great for me."
"There were games when I was young when I'd feel my hamstring and I'd still go ahead and play, knowing I wasn't 100 per cent. But now if I feel it, I just tell the manager and he leaves me out, as simple as that. He's been brilliant in that respect. It's probably saved me a few lengthy injuries, but I just put it down to experience and getting to know the injury better as I get older."
"I've been playing in the Champions' League for 10 years and internationally for 14 years, and that's a long time to be doing it at this intensity. But, generally, the problems I've had with my hamstring I've managed to get over, and I feel as fit as I ever have."
"Is this the best I've ever played? I don't know, all I do know is that every time I do go through a spell of playing well, people always ask me that. I think, the way I play the game, that my form is prone to go high and low. It's just the way it's been. It's been 14 years of praise, criticism, praise and then criticism again. No one likes criticism, but what happens is that you become more experienced and are ready to handle it so much better than you did a long time ago."