Football: Rest has Given Me a New Lease of Life ; Giggs Hails yet Another Ferguson Masterstroke

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RYAN GIGGS believes Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to rest him at the beginning of November is the major reason for his current stun- ning run of form. The 31-year-old sat out the Premiership encounters with Manchester City and Newcastle, plus the Champions League victory over Sparta Prague at Old Trafford, leading some to question his Red Devils' future.

Those doubts are still there, but purely because of Giggs' failure to agree a new contract extension. Any lingering doubts over his influence on Ferguson's newly constructed United side have been dispelled by a succession of superb performances.

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Football: Rest has Given Me a New Lease of Life ; Giggs Hails yet Another Ferguson Masterstroke

Struggling Bolton felt the full impact of Giggs' force on Sunday as he netted the acrobatic ninth-minute volley that enabled United to maintain their pursuit of table-toppers Chelsea with ...

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