Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has told the club's greats he sees Ryan Giggs as his successor.

Van Gaal attended a function on Thursday, where Sir Alex Ferguson, Denis Law and Bryan Robson were all present.

The evening is understood to have ended with a charismatic speech by Van Gaal, in which he was gushing with praise for his assistant.

A source told the Daily Mail: "It was an extremely confident speech and the fans present were lifted by his words. He spoke positively about Giggs, who he described as having all the capabilities to be the club's next manager and said he is 'learning all the time'."