SAF:
'When Ryan is fresh, he is a phenomenal player and we saw that last Saturday. On that form, we are a different team.
"Ryan Giggs is not any closer to agreeing to the contract offered.
"He has been offered a deal that takes him to the age of 33½. I don’t see what the problem is.
"We have done the same thing with all our older players down the years. There is nothing sinister about it."
Giggs:
'I have always said leaving Manchester United would represent a step down and I still believe it.
'I want to stay here as long as possible but people are speculating because I am having talks about my contract.
'That is something I have come to live with, the club are used to it too and those are the only two parties that matter.'