Hyderabad: Manchester United great Ryan Giggs on Thursday backed his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to do wonders on the football field for a few more years, saying that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner can play on until he's 40.
Ronaldo on Wednesday netted the 101 international goals of his career against Sweden in the ongoing UEFA Nations League and the Portuguese great shows no sign of slowing down in the upcoming years.
The Juve forward amassed 31 goals in the Italian league last season and is now just eight goals shy of surpassing Ali Daei's record for most international goals.
The Wales manager, who represented the Red Devils until he turned 40, insisted that CR7 can emulate his feat.
"He'll have to be at the right club obviously. I was at a top club and played until I was 40, and I can see him going on and playing until he's 40 as well," Giggs told an international news agency.
"He looks after himself - he eats right, rests right and lives for the game - and is the best professional I ever played with.
"I saw him at the start of his career and you could never foresee him going on to score this amount of goals.
"He was a talent and a brilliant player who excited you. Cristiano was always a student of the game, and just like me he always looking for that extra edge.
"He was always in the gym and had it in his mind how good he could be. He scored 40 goals in one season at United and since then what he's done is remarkable."
Giggs bid adieu to professional football in the yea 2014, aged 40, after spending 24 years playing for Man United.
Earlier, Ronaldo, who is contracted with Juventus until 2022, had said that he could play on until his 40.
"Several years ago, the age of playing football was until 30-32, but now, you find those who are 40 years old playing on the field," Ronaldo had said.
"The moment my body is no longer responding in the right way on the field, then it would be the time to leave.
"My success in my field is the result of hard work and a way of living. I work continuously to improve my mental and physical abilities.
“I know my body 100 per cent, and I always maintain a diet that brings me the physique that makes me different. Everyone knows my way of living, and my life is devoted to football."
