Following the 1-1 draw with Chelsea at home, Manchester United faced Everton last night. Ferguson fielded a relatively weak team, with Saha and Vidic out injured, whilst Scholes and Giggs were rested. Richardson, Silvestre, O’Shea and Fletcher filled the gaps. Giggs however didn’t even make the bench, leading to reports that he’d fallen out with the United manager.
Ferguson has spoken out today to shred some light on the situation. “Ryan is an important player for us and we have to pick our moments with him. We cannot expect him to keep running up and down the touchline all the time. He is 33 now, we have to look after the older members of the species.”
United went on to win the game 3-0. The apparently injured Saha was on the bench, but no place for Giggs? Was Ferguson just resting the player? Or is there something deeper to this story?