Manchester United's Ryan Giggs insists he won't make the same mistake as team-mate Paul Scholes and call time on his career too early.
Scholes hung up his boots last summer and moved into a coaching role with United's reserve team - but made the decision to return in January after a plea from boss Sir Alex Ferguson to help ease his midfield struggles.
Giggs, who is set for his 900th appearance for the club in Thursday's Europa League clash with Ajax, believes Scholes now accepts he retired too soon and the Welshman insists he will continue to play on as long as he feels he can compete at the top level.
He told the Daily Telegraph: "When to retire is difficult. Do you quit too early or go that one too many games and let people see you on the slide? Retirement is just a decision that I have to take my time with because I feel different after each game.
"He (Scholes) was missing it and it's no secret that me, Nev (Gary Neville) and a few other people felt that he had finished too early, but who where we to know?
"We wanted him to carry on but he'd made his decision quite early and it was probably too early, which I think he accepts now. Who knows? Maybe he'll carry on next year."
The 38-year-old recently signed a one year extension at Old Trafford until the end of the 2012/2013 season.