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Giggs: Man Utd man-for-man better than Man City

Ryan Giggs insists man-for-man Manchester United have a superior squad to Manchester City.

Giggs, as he ­approaches his 37th birthday, refuses to be fazed by ­Chelsea's latest title - or the new challengers to United in the mega-spending shape of arch-rivals Manchester City. In fact, he relishes it.

"I grew up as a United fan and in football you ­always want the challenge," Giggs told CNN International.

"It's the biggest club in the world as far as I'm concerned and I still get a buzz when I play for United. We've experienced this kind of thing before.

"When I first got into the team, we experienced it with Blackburn when they had a lot of money, and we overcame that.

"Chelsea were similar. They won two leagues, but then we won three when they were spending a lot of money, so we overcame that as well.

"Now it's City who are spending. But it all depends on whether their team gels.

"They've got good players, but I still think we've got ­better players individually - and I think we're a better team than all the other teams in the Premier League."

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