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6th January 2017
07:44pm GMT

"I think he would have done a really, really good job managing United before Mourinho was targeted. He knows the fabric of the club. Someone has to take a chance on him and when you look at Swansea’s situation, they took a chance on two people (Guidolin and Bradley). One of those could easily have been Ryan Giggs. "To get a stellar signing like Ryan Giggs, it will lift the club, the fans and it will immediately change the attitude. I also think he would attract a better calibre of player to the club he’s at – being the most successful Premier League player of all time."
Rankine is not the first ex-player with United ties who has championed Giggs, of course.
When Bradley was appointed by Swansea, Robbie Savage took the club to task for overlooking his compatriot and suggested it sends the wrong message to young managers looking to break into the Premier League.
Following the American's dismissal, Swansea appointed Paul Clement - a man less than two years' Giggs senior who has coaching experience at clubs such as Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.Explore more on these topics: