London - Ryan Giggs will have to
wait a little longer before making his 900th appearance for Manchester
United after being left out of the squad for the Europa League
round-of-32 first-leg match against Ajax in Amsterdam on Thursday.
Features and profiles on Giggs, 38, appeared in many newspapers on
Wednesday in anticipation of him reaching another milestone in his long
playing career, but he was absent when the squad left Manchester on
Wednesday.
Dimitar Berbatov and Patrice Evra were other notable
absentees from the travelling party, but Phil Jones and Nani, who have
both recovered from recent injuries, were on the plane.
Giggs,
who made his debut for United in 1991 and has played more times for the
club than anyone else, could now make his 900th appearance in the return
leg against Ajax at Old Trafford on Febraury 23 or when United visit
Norwich City in the Premier League three days later.
United
have no game at the weekend after being knocked out of the FA Cup by
Liverpool last month, failing to reach this weekend's fifth-round
matches.
-Reuters
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