>Ryan makes you believe there is a football God - Ron Atkinson

>Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs - Johann Cruyff

>I was almost in tears watching him perform - Alan Smith,Greater Manchester Schools Manager

>Giggs is the detonator,the man who can make Manchester United explode - Jean Tigana

>I think Ryan Giggs must be the best player in England. He is outstanding. Any team in the world would love to have him - John Jensen

>Like Best*, there is a special fantasia about him - Fabio Capello * George Best

>His talent is God-given.He will have wonderful skill even when he's got his bus pass, because that sort of ability never deserts you - Brian Kidd

>He has achieved so much, but he is still years away from his prime, a frightening concept for defenders. - Tommy Docherty

>All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class - Zinedine Zidane

>Beckham and Scholes have shown their talents as goalscorers for England, but Giggs is the best. He was brilliant against us and he will be even better next year - Alessandro Del Piero

>When he's at the top of his game, there's not a team in the world that can handle Giggs' speed and penetration. - Alex Ferguson

He must be the only man alive who can eat an apple through a tennis racket - Gary Lineker (during the 2002 World Cup, on Brazillian Ronaldo)

"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." - Gary Lineker

"This game is, I think, what my children would describe as 'pants'." - Gary Lineker

"There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between." - Gary Lineker

"The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem." - Gary Lineker

"I used to go missing a lot - Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Germany." - George Best

"He's been very, very lucky; an average player who came into the game when it was short of personalities." - George Best on Kevin Keegan

"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol; it was the worst 20 minutes of my life." - George Best on women and alcohool

"I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford." - George Best on Eric Cantona

"I once said Gazza's IQ was less than his shirt number. He asked me: 'What's an IQ?'" - George Best on Paul Gascoigne

"I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep." - George Best on drinking

"The one thing that tackle wasn't was high and dangerous." - Andy Gray on a certain tackle

"It's one of the greatest goals ever, but I'm surprised that people are talking about it being the goal of the season."

"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs."