Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox In some respects, it felt like the cruelest Manchester United joke at Manchester City’s expense in what was a crowded field.
As United racked up trophy after trophy under Sir Alex Ferguson while City fought to keep their heads above water, there lingered the painful knowledge that the most decorated Red of them all could have been a Blue.
How close Ryan Giggs was to becoming a City player has long been the subject of conflicting claims and counter-claim, but the Welshman certainly trained at Platt Lane as a youngster before being snapped up by United.
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