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02nd Mar 2015

Vine: A baby faced Ryan Giggs made his Man Utd debut 24 years ago today

Giggs, Giggs will tear you apart

Paul Moore

Giggs, Giggs will tear you apart

Before all the league titles, Champions League winners medals, incredible personal and team titles, endless appearance records, countless traumatised full-backs, hairdryer treatment from Fergie and the hairiest chest since Tarzan, Ryan Giggs was just a precocious young teenager that was looking to make a name for himself at the Theatre of Dreams.

We think it’s fair to say that the Welsh wizard went on to have a decent enough career at Old Trafford but it all started in the 35th minute on March 2nd, ’91 when Giggs came on for Dennis Irwin in a game that United lost 2-0 to Everton.

Giggs’ teammates on that day are a real blast from the past:

Les Sealy, Mal Donaghy, Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin, Clayton Blackmore, Lee Martin, Darren Ferguson, Brian McClair, Lee Sharpe, Paul Ince and Danny Wallace all started the game.

Take a look at this footage as a Stretford End legend is born.

Here’s the match highlights.