Ryan Giggs has become synonymous with Manchester United, but a quiet exit via the backdoor after the most glorious of playing careers is as much a consequence of his own pride and ambition as it is Jose Mourinho s unwillingness to compromise.
Now, he faces a long and uncertain road back to the Old Trafford limelight.
Perhaps the greatest of United s many outstanding modern players, Giggs legend at his only senior club was forged in the trail of right-backs he left with, as Alex Ferguson put it, twisted blood , as well as the 13 Premier League, two Champions League and four FA Cup titles he helped to raise aloft.
It hardly seems fitting that Giggs illustrious time at United ended without ceremony, but it soon became evident he had loftier ambitions than he would h…