' OLE GUNNAR SOLKSJAER PLEADS WITH RYAN GIGGS '

Ole Gunnar Solksjaer hopes former team-mate Ryan Giggs does Cardiff a favour

OLE GUNNAR SOLKSJAER has pleaded with former Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs to do his Cardiff side a huge favour against Norwich today.

By: Andrew Gwilym Sat, April 26, 2014



The Cardiff boss is hoping his old pal Ryan Giggs gets off to a winning start.

Giggs has been placed in temporary charge of United following the sacking of David Moyes, and will take control for the first time versus the Canaries at Old Trafford.

Norwich sit 17th in the Premier League table, just two points and one place above Solskjaer's Cardiff side and the drop zone.

A United win would give Cardiff the opportunity to clamber out of the bottom three at Sunderland tomorrow.

Solskjaer hopes his old pal Giggs will help out his hometown club, not just against Norwich but against the Black Cats next weekend too.

The Cardiff boss said: "I have spoken to Giggsy and wished him all the best, and of course a boy from Cardiff should want to do us favours in the next two games. That's important to us.

"Everyone in world football will have their eyes on Ryan and Manchester United and we know that is a big game for us.

Giggs' team take on Cardiff's relegation rivals Norwich.

"As a Manchester United man you would always be happy to see them win. The atmosphere in the stadium on Saturday will be something different. That's a given.

"Giggsy has given his whole life for Manchester United and now he is in that seat and it will be fantastic for everyone involved."

Cardiff's clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light could go a long way to deciding the fate of both clubs as they battle to avoid the drop down to the Championship.

Gus Poyet's side have been buoyed by picking up results against Manchester City and Chelsea, and will be fancied to continue their upturn in form against the Bluebirds.


But Solskjaer is happy for his side, who have also picked up four points from their last two games, to be cast as underdogs in a game where he acknowledges a draw will be little good to either team.

He said: "Let people write us off. For us we don't go into a game worrying about what everyone else thinks. We will just go up there and try to get the job done.

"You think that a win for both teams is what you need, a draw would not be favourable for either of us. I don't want to answer whether we will be down if we lose."

I don't think we have to worry about that game at all. Giggs was really relaxed in his press conf and happy and that will rub off on the players. I think they'll all be happy Moyes has gone and put in a performance, probably be 3-0.

I don't think we have to worry about that game at all. Giggs was really relaxed in his press conf and happy and that will rub off on the players. I think they'll all be happy Moyes has gone and put in a performance, probably be 3-0.

Yeah i reckon ManU will smash it today. They are bound to be revitalised by the change of manager.

Let's just concentrate on our game.