Ton up for Giggsy
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Ryan Giggs became only the eleventh player in United's history to score 100 league goals when he struck the Reds' first-half opener against Derby County.
The Welshman's neat finish five minutes before half time allowed him to join an elite band of Reds legends who have reached a century of strikes.
"Obviously I'm really pleased to have scored 100 league goals," said Ryan.
"It's a great achievement and I'm pleased that I eventually got there."
Sir Alex Ferguson saluted Ryan's feat in his post-match interview on MUTV.
"I'm amazed that there hasn't been more made of it," said the boss.
"I think we should be making a big deal of it because itÂ’s a fantastic achievement. Not many players have scored 100 league goals for this club."
Giggs joins past goalscoring greats such as Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Rowley, Denis Law and Dennis Viollet in United's 100 club. And his outing against Derby means he's just 23 games away from equalling Sir Bobby's all-time appearances record.
Sir Alex added: "Of course, the service Ryan has given us, aside from the goals, has been outstanding."United Centurions
Only 11 men in United's history have reached 100 league goals...
1. Bobby Charlton 199
2. Jack Rowley 182
3. Denis Law 171
4. Dennis Viollet 159
5. Joe Spence 158
6. George Best 137
7. Stan Pearson 127
8. Mark Hughes 120
9. David Herd 114
10. Tommy Taylor 112
11. Ryan Giggs 100 -
C'mon Giggs!! 100 more to beat Bobby Charlton!!
The next few people i think that will join them is Roon and Ron
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RVN could have easily reach that if he had stayed on for 1 more season or so
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haha he just needed 5 more league goals to qualifyOriginally posted by lpx88:RVN could have easily reach that if he had stayed on for 1 more season or so -
Ferdinand: Giggs is underrated
Manchester United star Ryan Giggs deserves more credit for his footballing achievements, according to team-mate Rio Ferdinand.
Giggs, 34, became the 11th player to score 100 league goals for the club when he got the opener in Saturday's 4-1 win over Derby at Old Trafford.
"I think he's a fantastic footballer," Ferdinand told BBC Sport.
"I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a player for what he has achieved," he added.
"He's probably one of the best players I've played with, if not the best, and continues to go from strength to strength.
"He will be appreciated more when he's retired. When we go abroad he's respected a lot more in foreign countries than in this country.
"When people throw names around saying someone's done this or done that for the Premier League, he very rarely gets mentioned.
"It's a shame we are not appreciating a player who's been the most successful footballer of our generation probably."