20 years of Premier League: Ferguson and Giggs voted the greatest

Manchester United pair of Sir Alex Ferguson and Ryan Giggs, have been voted the greatest coach and player of the Premier League era. Ferguson has won 12 league titles since he took over in 1986, while Giggs has played 909 appearances for United and is the most decorated player in the English game. “Ryan Giggs will go
down as the most successful British footballer of all time and I cannot see anyone ever overtaking him. He has surpassed all records in terms of domestic titles and he has incredible desire, quality and spirit. He’s just fantastic to watch every single week,” Former Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville said of Giggs. Ferguson beat Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Harry Redknapp and David Moyes to the manager’s award. Giggs clinched the prize ahead of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Paul Scholes. Shearer received an award for the most Premier League goals (260) while David James received a prize for the most Premier League clean sheets (173). The panel’s elect team of the last 20 seasons was named as: Peter Schmeichel; Gary Neville, Tony Adams, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole; Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer.