5 greatest Manchester United midfielders in the Premier League Era

#2 Ryan Giggs (1990-2014)

Giggs has made the most appearances of any player in United's history

It's hard to believe that Giggs is not number one on this list but that accolade goes to another of the class of 92. Nevertheless, Giggs is most decorated player in United's history, making more appearances than any other player (963) and winning the most silverware (34 major trophies).

Even though his spell as assistant manager of the club (with Louis Van Gaal) didn't quite work out, the 'Welsh wizard' has been instrumental in helping United to the most successful period in the club's history.

Giggs started off as a paper-thin winger who would terrorise defenders with his pace and dribbling. United fans all remember Giggsy's goal against Arsenal in the semi-final in the FA Cup in 1998/99.

Giggs picked up an errant pass from Patrick Viera and proceeded to dribble past half the Arsenal team before drilling into the top corner. The fact is though that Giggs used to score that type of goal on a regular basis.

Towards the end of his career, he became a central midfielder with United, and in tandem with Michael Carrick revived the club's fortunes after they were briefly usurped by Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

Despite all his success, Giggs' best attribute was arguably his endurance- playing for the club for nearly a quarter of a century well into his 40s. He scored in the Premier League for 21 consecutive seasons and holds the record for the most Premier League assists (162).

Statistics alone show that Giggs was a legend, but United fans already knew that.