The Special One wanted to keep the Red Devils legend at the club as part of his new-look coaching staff, but Giggs - who was assistant to former boss Louis van Gaal - was offered a lesser role under the former Chelsea boss.
The Welshman has been at the club for nearly three decades as a player and then coach and remains a hugely popular and influential future with the Manchester United squad.
Although Giggs has a huge emotional bond with United, it is understood he is ready to break it to prove himself as a manager in his own right.
So where next?
There are five options open to the Old Trafford great.
If Giggs feels he is ready for football management now, then he should have no shortage of suitors. Earlier this season he was linked with the Swansea job and there will be plenty of chairman further down the Football League who would relish a razzle-dazzle appointment of Giggs' nature.
Should he make a good fist of management then it will only enhance his chances of landing the Old Trafford job in the future.
Peter Schmeichel believes that a move away from the club would benefit Giggs' long-term prospects of landing - and succeeding in - the Manchester United job.
"There are two sides; the club side and the Ryan side," said Giggs' former team-mate. "I think Ryan's big dream is to one day manage United.
"To be equipped to do that, he has to go away and be a manager at other clubs - standing on his own two feet, making decisions, producing results, getting his own ideas in - rather than step-up from being assistant.
Another option would be for Ryan Giggs would be to follow Paul Scholes and Gary Neville into the punditry game, as BT and Sky Sports would fall over themselves to land him.
The Welshman is perfectly comfortable in front of camera after a career of post-match interviews and would be able to offer plenty of insight into the inner workings at Old Trafford.
With the new TV deal kicking in this season, the two networks will be looking to make a splash - would a starring role in Sky's new high-profile Friday night slot appeal to him?
Should he not fancy going in front of the camera, Giggs could also follow former Manchester United pals Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and our very own Robbie Savage in penning a newspaper column.
Again, he wouldn't be short of offers and this could be a good way to maintain his profile in the public eye as he looks for a chance to get on the managerial ladder.
Ryan Giggs has had a, er, colourful life and career, so a warts and all autobiography would be go straight to the top of the best-seller list.
Unlike most footballer's autobiographies (remember 20-year-old Wayne Rooney's 2006 effort? Us, neither) Giggs has plenty to say.
There would be the stories of Alex Ferguson dragging him away from Lee Sharpe's parties in in the early '90s, that goal against Arsenal in '99 all the way through to life under Louis van Gaal.
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