Ryan Giggs said Manchester United will never abandon its system of developing young players.
“Ok, Danny (Welbeck) has left (for Arsenal), which is obviously disappointing because you never want to see a homegrown player leave but we have got a manager now, Louis Van Gaal, who gave Clarence Seedorf his chance, Patrick Kluivert his chance, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Thomas Müller their chance when they were young,” Giggs said.
“He has a track record of giving youngsters a chance. Tyler Blackett has played every game this season, then you’ve got (Adnan) Januzai, James Wilson coming through so players will always leave but we have to make sure youngsters come through because United fans demand it.”
Giggs himself came up through the ranks with United.
“I want to see young players do what I did. That has always been the way through Manchester United’s history and we don’t want to lose that. . . . We are proud of our youth system and we feel that’s what separates us from a lot of other clubs.”