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Manchester United Players All Smiles As Ryan Giggs Takes Training (PICTURES)

Giggs Puts The Smile Back Onto United Faces In Training (PICTURES)
The Huffington Post UK
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Ryan Giggs says he wants to put the smiles back onto Manchester United supporters' faces, and the players appear to have perked up after his ascension to player-manager.

The first pictures of Giggs, flanked by former teammates Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Phil Neville, taking training have been published a day before the Welshman's first match in charge against Norwich City.

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Robin van Persie congratulates Giggs on his ascension to United manager

Seventh-placed United are six points adrift of Tottenham Hotspur as they attempt to secure a Europa League berth for next season.

United in training
(01 of11)
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"And then he told Rio to play 'like Phil Jagielka'." (credit:Getty)
(02 of11)
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Bryan Robson and Giggs recall one of Steve Round's training drills (credit:Getty)
(03 of11)
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"We did it." (credit:Getty)
(04 of11)
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"Any chance you could raise my salary to £400,000 a week?" (credit:Getty)
(05 of11)
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"Okay, £350k a week?" (credit:Getty)
(06 of11)
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"Start against Norwich? You'd be better than Cleverley." (credit:Getty)
(07 of11)
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"It's just not the same without a sweary Scot around the place." (credit:Getty)
(08 of11)
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Juan Mata is punished for being bought by David Moyes (credit:Getty)
(09 of11)
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"As much as I'd like to, there'd be uproar if I was played instead of Carrick." (credit:Getty)
(10 of11)
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"Hey Phil, you're starting to bare an uncanny resemblance to Moyesy from this angle." (credit:Getty)
(11 of11)
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Scholes and Butt get a glimpse of Alexander Büttner's defending (credit:Getty)
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