Giggs: Manchester United can't afford another slow start

 

Louis van Gaal's No.2 warns that a repeat of last season's 13 points from their first 10 games would not be good enough as the Red Devils aim to challenge for the title

Manchester United need a better start to the Premier League season than in 2014-15, says assistant manager Ryan Giggs.

Despite spending a huge amount last summer, the Red Devils accumulated just 13 points from their first 10 matches before recovering to finish fourth.

Louis van Gaal has again splashed the cash in the current transfer window, with the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin arriving at Old Trafford, and Giggs wants to see the new-look team hit the ground running.

He told the Manchester Evening News: "You saw Chelsea get out of the blocks quickly a few years ago and we had to change our thinking and had to make sure after that we didn't have a slow start.

"All the challengers and rivals will be sharp and ready to go.

"The manager has said it that 13 points from the first 30 [available] wasn't good enough. It is hard when you start like that. You need a better start.

"It's not just these days; Sir Alex Ferguson has said it in the past. You cannot just hope to get going later on; you have to be up and ready from day one of the season. That is what we have to do."