United legend Giggs heaps praise on Nani

(GSM) – Ryan Giggs has praised his Manchester United team-mate Nani. The Welsh midfielder described the Portugese winger as “a special talent” after his outstanding performance against Tottenham Hotspur.

Nani regained the lead for his side in their eventual 3-1 victory over the Spurs on Saturday to keep the Premier League title race alive.

The Portugese international has begun to live up to his promise this season after frustrating since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in 2007 and Giggs, who scored United’s other goals from the penalty spot, is the latest to heap praise on the winger.

“Nani is a special talent. It was a great goal. To finish as coolly as he did shows how much quality and temperament he has got,” the veteran told the Daily Star.

“We showed a lot of character to come back from 1-1 and we were looking good at the end.”

Nani was also battling sickness after vomiting on the pitch in the closing stages, which was a repeat of an incident suffered earlier in the match by team-mate Patrice Evra to mean that United had to work even harder for the win.

“With Nani and Evra being sick, we had a bit of a battle and that was where the character in the team showed through,” Giggs concluded.