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Ryan Giggs misses Man Utd training

24th May 2011

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs missed Tuesday morning's open training session ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Barcelona.
Giggs has been identified in Parliament as the married footballer named on Twitter as having an injunction over an alleged affair with a reality TV star.
The 37-year-old Welshman is not thought to be injured.

When asked about Giggs's importance to United, manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "All the players are important to us."
Defender Rafael, midfielder Paul Scholes, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and striker Dimitar Berbatov also sat out the training session, which was watched by around 200 reporters.

United were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona the last time the sides met in European football's top club competition - the 2009 Champions League final - but Ferguson preferred to reflect on their two-legged semi-final from 2008, when his side kept clean sheets in both matches on their way to a 1-0 aggregate win.
"We showed fantastic concentration in those two ties," said Ferguson, whose side went on to beat Chelsea on penalties in the final.
"That is the key for us. It is an important issue in terms of Saturday."

Ferguson also acknowledged the threat of Barcelona's diminutive striker Lionel Messi, who has scored 52 goals this season and netted Barca's second in the 2009 final.
"We have played against Barcelona three times with Messi in the team," the Scot continued.
"But there is always a solution to every good player. Hopefully we can find one on Saturday.

"They have other good players though, and so do we. That is why it is such an appealing game."

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