Giggs wary of league rivals

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs said his side are taking nothing for granted in their bid to regain the English Premier League title.

After winning the title three years in succession, Manchester United’s grip on English football loosened last season when Chelsea lifted the much-coveted trophy under Carlo Ancelotti.

But with Chelsea having won just one of their last eight matches, they are now six points behind Sir Alex Ferguson’s side – who also have a game in hand.

Unbeaten this season, Giggs said while the side is confident, they will guard against complacency and keep their feet on the ground.

“You are obviously wary because of the way the league has been this year,” Giggs told SkySports.

“Anyone can beat anyone. We are thankful we remain unbeaten and confidence is high. But we realise that nothing can be taken for granted.”

“It is a tough league and we need to be at our best in every game.”

Arsenal and Manchester City are the Old Trafford outfit’s closest title challengers at present, but Giggs is hoping to kick away from the chasing pack and is expecting big things from his side in the remainder of the season.

“We hope to get better in the second half of the season,” he said.

“Our form over the last few weeks has been really good. We looked sharp against Arsenal and Blackburn, and it was the same against Sunderland.”

“Some of the play we produced, the one-touch passing and the movement, was great to be involved in.”

Giggs admits it is a big blow to lose influential midfielder Park Ji-Sung, who could miss as many as seven matches to play for the Korea Republic at the Asian Cup.

“We are disappointed Ji is going away at this time because he has been playing so well. Any of the lads would have Ji in the team every time because of his work rate and what he puts into the game,” Giggs said.

“But this is what the squad is for. We have players who aren’t getting games but will be ready to come in and do a job.”