Ryan Giggs leaves Manchester United: Welsh wizard calls quits after 29 years as Jose Mourinho replaces him with Rui Faria

RYAN GIGGS has left Manchester United after 29 years.

The Welsh Wizard and Old Trafford legend has agreed a settlement package with the club.

Giggs, 42, had a year left on his contract as assistant manager but will be replaced by Rui Faria, new boss Jose Mourinho's right-hand man.

United are expected to release a statement on his departure in the coming days.

Giggs was frustrated at being overlooked for the top job after serving under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

He did briefly take solo charge of the club for the final four games of the 2013-14 season.

But his candidacy for manager was never fully backed by club bosses, the latest snub coming when they plumped for Mourinho.

The Man United icon, famed for that shirtless celebration against Arsenal in 1999, is also said to less than impressed with how the club managed van Gaal's sacking.

The divisive Dutchman was axed just moments after the Red Devils lifted the FA Cup in May.

Giggs' Man United career is the most successful of any Premier League player.

The one-club man won an astonishing 34 trophies in more than 1,000 appearances for the club.

He leaves Old Trafford with 13 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups and three League Cups among his achievements.

The Wales icon joined the United academy on his 14th birthday, turned professional aged 17 in November 1990 and made his first-team debut against Everton on March 2, 1991.

Former Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson said of him: "I remember the first time I saw him.

"He was 13 and floated across the ground like a cocker spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind."