Ryan Giggs lavishes praise on Manchester United team-mate Nani

Ryan Giggs has lavished praise on his Manchester United team-mate Nani after the Portuguese winger's goalscoring display against West Ham United. Nani scored his first goal of the season and won the man of the match award in Saturday's 3-0 win at Old Trafford. "It was a really good performance from Nani," the veteran Welsh winger told Manchester United's official website. "His positional play was good. He was staying out wide and getting the crosses in. He scored a goal and made one. He could have had a few more. I was really pleased for him. He deserved man of the match." Nani said: "I was so excited to score. I had a lot of opportunities. I was angry with myself but the goal arrived and that made me happy. We have to follow Chelsea. When they win, we have to win as well if we want to be at the top of the league. We can't afford to lose any points. That is why we are working hard to win every game." The victory was notable for Wayne Rooney, who scored his first goal since March, but Giggs said his club cannot bank on the England striker matching last year's return of 26 Premier League goals. "We all feel that as a team we need to score a lot more goals," the 36-year-old said. "We cannot just rely on Wayne as we did last year. Dimitar Berbatov has started on fire. All the midfield need to chip in, defenders, everyone. Obviously we would have liked nine points to start with but it's not to be. In our two home games we have played some really good football. "It could have been better but the previous two seasons we have been beaten at Fulham so maybe it was a point gained last week at Craven Cottage. We still have Rio Ferdinand to come in, and Gary Neville and Anderson. It is a headache for the manager but it is one that he would rather have than be struggling for players."