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10th October 2016
05:30pm BST

"I played for Salford under-11s and you would play Sefton, Liverpool boys, Bootle boys and the rivalry was so great. You grow up with it."
Giggs ended his 29-year association with United in the summer with the aim of giving management a whirl and with Jose Mourinho's imminent arrival meaning that there would be no job opening awaiting Giggs at Old Trafford, he's on the market.
But as eager as he is to take the hot seat in a top club's dugout, that doesn't mean he'd accept any offer of taking over at Liverpool.
"No. Just a no," Giggs answered when asked whether he'd do the unimaginable and manage the Reds. "That’s no disrespect to Liverpool, I just wouldn’t. I would no longer have friends!
"Liverpool is a team who for me was always our biggest rivals, because growing up they were winning everything and they were the team to emulate. They are a fantastic club but the rivalry is too big for me to manage Liverpool.
"I'm sure Steven Gerrard would say the same about managing Manchester United. He would simply say no."
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