<p>Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs headbutted his former girlfriend in the face as she tried to end their relationship, she told a jury Tuesday on the second day of his trial on charges of assault and coercive control.</p>.<p>Giggs, 48, who until recently served as coach of the Wales national team, was sitting in the dock at Manchester Crown Court for the trial that has upended his managerial career.</p>.<p>The jury has heard that Giggs subjected his former partner, 36-year-old PR agent Kate Greville, to a "litany of abuse, both physical and psychological" and revealed a "sinister side".</p>.<p>Giggs denies the charges, which could lead to a five-year jail term.</p>.<p>His lawyer, Chris Daw, said earlier the footballer "used no unlawful violence", while conceding that his behaviour "on a moral level was far from perfect".</p>.<p>Greville testified from behind a screen, responding to questions from prosecution lawyer Peter Wright.</p>.<p>She detailed the evening of November 1, 2020, when Giggs allegedly "lost control" and attacked her as she tried to leave the house they shared.</p>.<p>He is also charged with common assault of Greville's sister Emma, who was dogsitting at the time.</p>.<p>The prosecution has said Giggs deliberately elbowed Emma in the jaw.</p>.<p>"I hadn't seen him that angry before. He was drunk," she said, detailing how he pushed her to the floor and pinned her down.</p>.<p>Emma "grabbed (Giggs) round the waist to try and pull him off", Greville said, and "he pushed his arm back to try and get her off him."</p>.<p>Greville then told Giggs she would report his attack on her to police.</p>.<p>"That's when he came towards me and headbutted me in my face," she said.</p>.<p>"I was in shock. I fell backwards. My lip instantly swelled.</p>.<p>"All the other times that he had hurt me -- this was different, because it was with real intent."</p>.<p>The jury also saw messages where Giggs upbraided Greville for not responding promptly to him.</p>.<p>He threatened to forward a video she feared was "sexual" to her work colleagues and called her a "whore".</p>.<p>Greville detailed her numerous suspicions of his infidelity.</p>.<p>"Violated. I had no control of what he could do and his actions," Greville said of her feelings.</p>.<p>The jury earlier watched a video of the police interview Greville gave following the alleged assault.</p>.<p>At times in tears, she described a "pattern" of controlling behaviour.</p>.<p>She said that initially she "was madly in love with him" but "there were definitely red flags" from the start.</p>.<p>"It was like a constant battle, mentally. I started getting the most horrendous anxiety," she said.</p>.<p>She described an argument early in their relationship in 2017 when the couple were at a hotel and he "literally flipped", grabbed her by the arm and dragged her naked into the corridor. He then threw the contents of her suitcase into the hallway.</p>.<p>"That was the first time he had been aggressive with me," she said.</p>.<p>Greville said that at one point she had felt suicidal.</p>.<p>"I honestly felt like I didn't want to carry on any more," she said, sounding tearful.</p>.<p>She said she had viewed Giggs as her "saviour" when they met because she was married to a man who controlled her finances and had a drinking problem.</p>.<p>But Giggs had made her feel "paranoid" about her own perceptions of their relationship, she said, making her question whether she was being "a psycho".</p>.<p>"I was just naive, I was just vulnerable, I guess," she added.</p>.<p>The trial continues.</p>.<p>A dazzling teenage talent, Giggs ended his career at Old Trafford as the most-decorated player in English football history.</p>.<p>As a player, he made a club-record 963 appearances over 23 years for Manchester United, winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies.</p>.<p>He then began his coaching career at Old Trafford, taking temporary charge at the end of the 2013/14 season after David Moyes was sacked, before working as an assistant to Louis van Gaal for two years.</p>.<p>Giggs was appointed Wales boss in January 2018 and helped them secure qualification for Euro 2020, just their second major tournament appearance since the 1958 World Cup.</p>
<p>Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs headbutted his former girlfriend in the face as she tried to end their relationship, she told a jury Tuesday on the second day of his trial on charges of assault and coercive control.</p>.<p>Giggs, 48, who until recently served as coach of the Wales national team, was sitting in the dock at Manchester Crown Court for the trial that has upended his managerial career.</p>.<p>The jury has heard that Giggs subjected his former partner, 36-year-old PR agent Kate Greville, to a "litany of abuse, both physical and psychological" and revealed a "sinister side".</p>.<p>Giggs denies the charges, which could lead to a five-year jail term.</p>.<p>His lawyer, Chris Daw, said earlier the footballer "used no unlawful violence", while conceding that his behaviour "on a moral level was far from perfect".</p>.<p>Greville testified from behind a screen, responding to questions from prosecution lawyer Peter Wright.</p>.<p>She detailed the evening of November 1, 2020, when Giggs allegedly "lost control" and attacked her as she tried to leave the house they shared.</p>.<p>He is also charged with common assault of Greville's sister Emma, who was dogsitting at the time.</p>.<p>The prosecution has said Giggs deliberately elbowed Emma in the jaw.</p>.<p>"I hadn't seen him that angry before. He was drunk," she said, detailing how he pushed her to the floor and pinned her down.</p>.<p>Emma "grabbed (Giggs) round the waist to try and pull him off", Greville said, and "he pushed his arm back to try and get her off him."</p>.<p>Greville then told Giggs she would report his attack on her to police.</p>.<p>"That's when he came towards me and headbutted me in my face," she said.</p>.<p>"I was in shock. I fell backwards. My lip instantly swelled.</p>.<p>"All the other times that he had hurt me -- this was different, because it was with real intent."</p>.<p>The jury also saw messages where Giggs upbraided Greville for not responding promptly to him.</p>.<p>He threatened to forward a video she feared was "sexual" to her work colleagues and called her a "whore".</p>.<p>Greville detailed her numerous suspicions of his infidelity.</p>.<p>"Violated. I had no control of what he could do and his actions," Greville said of her feelings.</p>.<p>The jury earlier watched a video of the police interview Greville gave following the alleged assault.</p>.<p>At times in tears, she described a "pattern" of controlling behaviour.</p>.<p>She said that initially she "was madly in love with him" but "there were definitely red flags" from the start.</p>.<p>"It was like a constant battle, mentally. I started getting the most horrendous anxiety," she said.</p>.<p>She described an argument early in their relationship in 2017 when the couple were at a hotel and he "literally flipped", grabbed her by the arm and dragged her naked into the corridor. He then threw the contents of her suitcase into the hallway.</p>.<p>"That was the first time he had been aggressive with me," she said.</p>.<p>Greville said that at one point she had felt suicidal.</p>.<p>"I honestly felt like I didn't want to carry on any more," she said, sounding tearful.</p>.<p>She said she had viewed Giggs as her "saviour" when they met because she was married to a man who controlled her finances and had a drinking problem.</p>.<p>But Giggs had made her feel "paranoid" about her own perceptions of their relationship, she said, making her question whether she was being "a psycho".</p>.<p>"I was just naive, I was just vulnerable, I guess," she added.</p>.<p>The trial continues.</p>.<p>A dazzling teenage talent, Giggs ended his career at Old Trafford as the most-decorated player in English football history.</p>.<p>As a player, he made a club-record 963 appearances over 23 years for Manchester United, winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies.</p>.<p>He then began his coaching career at Old Trafford, taking temporary charge at the end of the 2013/14 season after David Moyes was sacked, before working as an assistant to Louis van Gaal for two years.</p>.<p>Giggs was appointed Wales boss in January 2018 and helped them secure qualification for Euro 2020, just their second major tournament appearance since the 1958 World Cup.</p>