He definitely got a kick out of that.
Ryan Giggs spent two seasons under Louis van Gaal at Manchester United. For the most part, he did not look to be having the best of times.
There were good times, too.
Van Gaal, buoyed by Champions League qualification at the end of the 2014/15 season, was in high spirits at the club’s black-tie Paler of the Year awards ceremony.
Both van Gaal and Giggs were engaged in a bidding war for the opportunity of playing with Dwight Yorke at a charity golf event.
The Dutchman looked to have sealed it, but then Giggs had to come in with an even bigger bid. Van Gaal fired back by cracking him with a forceful slap to the back of the Welshman’s bonce:
Giggs took the smack well on the night and responded well when Irish comedian and impressionist Al Foran reminded him of the incident.
The pair crossed paths at a United Legend’s event on Friday and Foran cracked out his van Gaal impression for the recently appointed Wales manager:
FORAN/VAN GAAL: “Don’t out-bid me in any auction or I will slap you harder than I slapped you at the end of year awards!”
GIGGS: (Laughing) “Who told you to say that?!”
FORAN/VAN GAAL: “Louis. Louis did!”
Louis Van Gaal is reunited with Ryan Giggs. pic.twitter.com/j1pQRUXYq4
— Al Foran (@ImpressionistAL) February 23, 2018
Bringing back strange memories for Giggs.
