'It's as if you're back in the dressing room' - Ryan Giggs on reuniting with Manchester United teammates to help the next generation

Crowds still flock to see Ryan Giggs. He is strolling through Peel Park in Little Hulton, easing past starstruck kids in football kits as deftly as he used to slalom past defenders.

Some clamber on a climbing frame to get a better view. They yell "Giggs" years after their mothers and fathers hollered his name to the tune of Joy Division.

Some adults are giddier. One dog walker marks the occasion by dressing his terrier in a United away shirt and another supporter proudly brandishes his Paul Scholes tattoo as he poses for a picture with an amused Nicky Butt.

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The kids who have risen early on their Saturday morning have a new pitch to play on, named the Cruyff Court. Johan's son, Jordi, now the sporting director at Barcelona, has flown in from Catalonia a day before the Clásico to open it with his old teammates.

It was during Johan's time in the United States that he noticed a neighbour's child with Down's syndrome was watching other children playing soccer on their street. Johan approached the boy and started to play with him. When Cruyff returned from a string of far-flung away matches, he discovered the boy was now playing with the other children.

A 25-minute drive away from The Cliff training ground where Jordi used to marvel at Eric Cantona's volleying technique, the Cruyff Foundation and Foundation 92 have gifted a five-a-side pitch to young Salfordians.

Johan's 14 rules are listed next to one of the orange-framed goals and an orange ribbon tied to the posts is cut to signal the opening of the pitch. "We never had something like this," Giggs says. "If we had something like this, we could meet up and have a proper game.

"I think