Ryan Giggs has hailed the influence of Sir Alex Ferguson on his career, saying it would have been very different if it wasn't for his boss.

After Giggs was awarded with the PFA Player of the Year, he spoke of his admiration for his Manchester United manager.

"The manager has been massive in my career from when I first met him when I was 13," Giggs said.

"That's over 20 years and he knows me better than anyone and our relationship has been brilliant and just gets better.

"I've been so fortunate to have such a great career in so many great teams, it's not even worth thinking about what it would have been like without the manager."