Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has confirmed that he will continue playing for the Red Devils for another season — if ever that will count as an awe-inspiring 22nd season for him.

Giggs, now at 37, has been playing “1  season contracts” for a few of years now — and speculations on whether he will continue are always numerous as spring enters. But it seems that season after season, when people are convinced that he would call it quits, he produces one sparkling performance after another — as he has done in this weekend’s 5-0 thrashing of Birmingham — making it difficult for Sir Alex Ferguson to let go of him.

Football odds for Blackpool vs Manchester United

Blackpool – 9.6

Bolton – 1.39

Draw – 5.6

Ryan Giggs, 37 and still contributing heavily to the Manchester United title charge

After a 2010 campaign in which his influence has not appeared to decline by any stretch of imagination, the veteran Welshman has revealed he has no plans to retire in the summer.

“I am quite happy still playing at the moment and enjoying my football as much as ever,” Giggs said. “I said if I was still enjoying myself and still getting picked I would carry on. We will sit down and talk but I am really looking forward to playing next year.”

Ryan Giggs is attempting to win a record 12th league title this season to go alongside his two European Cups and the countless other trophies on his mantlepiece. With Manchester United firmly on top of the Premier League table — with a number of games in hand — he could make that record a reality come end of season. United are also still involved in the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League — more chances for Giggs to add to his trophy haul.

Many people have lauded Giggs’ sense of loyalty — all these years he has ever only worn the Manchester United shirt, him and fellow teammate Paul Scholes showing the younger generation a thing or two about team loyalty. This is indeed a far cry from the youngsters today who seemingly want to cash in on their talents before they retire of old age.

Manchester United play one of their games in hand this Tuesday against Premier League newcomers and surprise package Blackpool. This fixture was canceled in its original schedule in December because of the adverse weather conditions that gripped the UK that month.  United are still unbeaten this season, and last weekend’s demolition of Birmingham confirm that they are still the force to be reckoned with at the top tier of English football. The betting odds for Blackpool vs Manchester United is such that even betting for draw is considered a high risk game, what with Dimitar  Berbatov hitting Birmingham for another hat trick last weekend and Rooney approaching his top form. We say an away win for Man Utd is in order.