impressive start to the season suggests they will be difficult to stop
in their hunt for silverware.
Jose Mourinho's men made light work of West Ham and Swansea City
in their opening two Premier League matches of 2017-18, winning 4-0
on each occasion.
Their stylish victories have come amid uncertain starts for some of
their title rivals, with Chelsea having lost at Burnley on the opening
day before beating Tottenham on Sunday, Arsenal losing 1-0 to Stoke
City and Manchester City and Liverpool being held to draws by
Everton and Watford respectively.
Giggs says United are beginning to look like successful Mourinho
teams of old and feels their ability to score from different areas of the
pitch will stand them in good stead to challenge for trophies.
"When Jose Mourinho's sides get going, they are very difficult to
stop. He's done it in the past and, while it's important dealing with
the expectations with the media making a lot of it, managing that is
something he is great at," Giggs wrote for Sky Sports.
"There's also a lot of experience within the squad and they'll all play
their parts. Michael Carrick and Ashley Young haven't been involved
yet but have that experience to slot back in and be trusted, while
Chris Smalling and David de Gea also have that experience of winning
the league.
"Before the first two games I thought that the title was between
Manchester City, who have the firepower, and Manchester United, who
have the balance to their squad.
"They look powerful with Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku, but what
is pleasing to see is the creative players doing well as well.
Henrikh
Mkhitaryan already has four assists and that will do him the world of
good, so hopefully he can get back to his [Borussia] Dortmund form.
"There's a lot of players contributing to goals which is crucial to
winning the league. Juan Mata scores year in, year out, Antony Martial
chipping in and when Marcus Rashford and Mkhitaryan join the party
you've got options. You can't just rely on Lukaku."
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