Carrick: Ryan Giggs United effort 'incredible'

Michael Carrick described Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs as "incredible" after the 39-year-old marked his 999th senior appearance with a goal against QPR.

Michael Carrick hailed evergreen midfielder Ryan Giggs after the 39-year-old's fine run of form continued against QPR.

The 39-year-old made his 999th senior appearance and scored a fine effort at the same end he netted an iconic goal 19 years previously.

"He is incredible, isn't he? He is still making those runs into the box and the condition he is in," Carrick said.

"He is light on his feet, drifts past people still at that age. His quality and experience and brings so much to the team not just on the pitch but off it as well. Incredible."

Rafael and Giggs' goal at QPR leaves United 12 points clear despite City's win against Chelsea on Sunday.

"We've got a job to do and the manager said that we need to take it game to game and just win the next game if we can," Carrick said.

"You can't look too far ahead because it can come back and bite you.

"We've got the experience around the place and obviously the manager sets the tone.

"I think you saw against QPR it was just about that game, getting the result and moving onto the next one."