Ryan Giggs has played down reports that he is set for a return to the dugout after being linked to a number of management roles.
The former Manchester United assistant emerged as the heavy favourite with some bookmakers to take over at Sunderland following the departure of David Moyes, and has also been linked with the Middlesbrough job in recent weeks.
However Giggs has insisted he has had no contact with either club, telling Sky Sports News: 'I'm not too aware of it. Unless anyone has approached me, then it's not true.
'As a player and a person who has been in football for so long, that's all they are, rumours.