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Man United 4 Norwich 0

SIMON WILLIAMS reports from Old Trafford as Ryan Giggs wows with a win in his first game as stand-in Manchester United manager

Ryan Giggs says he is not looking past the end of the season after a near faultless audition in his first game in temporary charge of Manchester United.

The Welshman was made interim manager following the dismissal of David Moyes, just 10 months after he succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson as manager.

And having promised the fans that the team will return to playing the “United way,” Giggs watched as they cruised to their biggest home win in the league this season beating Norwich 4-0.

Wayne Rooney and substitute Juan Mata both scored a brace as the current Premier League champions stayed in the hunt for a place in next season’s Europa League.

“You put a lot of pressure on yourself this week so there is more relief as a player in the thick of it,” said Giggs.

“But it is the same feeling to have won a game. I’m delighted.”

Rumours have been rife that the current manager of the Dutch national side, Louis van Gaal, has already verbally agreed to become United manager after the World Cup.

However Giggs, whose odds to become the next permanent manager of United were slashed following the result against Norwich, said he was only concentrating on United’s next game against Sunderland on Saturday.

“Honestly, I’m just looking forward to Sunderland now and that’s it,” he said.

“That’s what my focus is on and my concentration. I’m not thinking any further ahead than that.”

But the 40-year-old, who has played 926 games for the club he made his debut for in 1991, is clearly the fans favourite to become the next permanent United manager having received a standing ovation from the Old Trafford faithful before the game.

“The reception was great,” he said.

“I have walked out that tunnel so many times for big games and that is the best feeling of them all. I felt 10 foot tall. I was nervous but the welcome was brilliant.”

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