Overview
- On the UTD Podcast, Nani says he ‘threw Ryan Giggs under the bus’ after missing a late penalty at Fulham, prompting Sir Alex Ferguson to berate both players.
- In August 2010, Manchester United led 2-1 when an 86th‑minute penalty was awarded for Damien Duff’s handball; Nani took it instead of regular taker Giggs and David Stockdale saved.
- Fulham equalised in the 89th minute through Brede Hangeland, and Nani recalls driving Ferguson home in silence after the manager’s dressing‑room tirade.
- The recollections are being republished by the Mirror and Manchester Evening News around Giggs’ 52nd birthday, drawing on Nani’s podcast and archival interviews.
- Giggs, in a 2020 beIN SPORTS interview, said he was fined two weeks’ wages several times for answering back, describing early ‘fear’ under Ferguson and quick reconciliations after punishments.