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"Look at David Beckham and Nicky Butt. They left Old Trafford and did pretty well.
"It's difficult to have such a great player and professional ahead of you. You've got to step aside because he's the best right-back in the business.
"He'll take some shifting because of his hunger to succeed. It's the same with Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.
"When they win something, they don't sit back and bask in the glory. They go again. Gary's captain now, so he will be more like that than ever.
"I thought I did quite well when I got in the side, but sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say 'Fair enough'.
"I just hope some of Gary's desire and competitiveness has rubbed off on me. I'm confident it has."
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