Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is full of praise for his assistant, Ryan Giggs.

While refusing to be drawn on whether Giggs should succeed him, Van Gaal talked up his assistant's managerial credentials.

“Those questions are for Ryan, not for me," he told The Independent. “Now I cannot say it any more because I don't want to reign beyond my grave. I have stopped that message. In my first year, it was good to say it, though.

“I am impressed by his hard-working attitude because ex-players are not often good examples of hard-working managers. He is very hard-working and it is impressive."