Grow a thick skin Roo – Giggs

(01-10-2010) Ryan Giggs has called on Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney to toughen up. Rooney has been in the spotlight recently over tabloid allegations of romps with a prostitute while his wife Coleen was pregnant. "When I was younger - 17, 18 or 19 - everything was going brilliantly. Then you hit a bit of bad form and they want to know who you are going out with, about your family history,” commented Giggs on Thursday. "I've had it a few times. It's not nice. You don't like it at the time but you get thick skin and it helps you in the long run." Giggs added: "There is a lot of pressure on world-class players and Wayne is certainly that. We said at the start of the campaign we cannot rely on Wayne like we have done. But when Wayne starts scoring again, we'll be in extremely good shape."