We're off and running

With tricky trips to Portsmouth, Liverpool and Chelsea out of the road for another season, Ryan Giggs believes United's campaign can be kick-started by this week's Carling Cup victory over Middlesbrough.

The Reds overcame Gareth Southgate's side with a swaggering attacking display, continuing an upward trend in performances started by draws against Villarreal and Chelsea. With Bolton next up this weekend, Giggs is confident that Tuesday's triumph can be the start of a long winning run.

"It was a tough start, there’s no doubting that," he told MUTV. "We didn’t play well at the beginning of the season, but over the last week or so – against Villarreal, and at Chelsea in the first half especially, then tonight – we’ve showed some really good stuff.

"We’ve got a really strong squad. A lot of the players perhaps haven’t played games in the last few weeks, but they got that game time tonight. This team’s capable of going on a winning run of 10 games. Hopefully that’s started and we can carry it on against Bolton."