Ryan Giggs puts his faith in youth as Wales bask in glory of Irish triumph

Wales were stranded at Cardiff airport on their way to Denmark but they are upwardly mobile after their win over Ireland

Joe Allen believes Ryan Giggs is the perfect person to nurture Wales’s new generation after his side stirred up memories of Manchester United’s Class of ’92. Those who watched Wales hammer Ireland 4-1 on Thursday could have been forgiven for believing history was repeating itself as a fearless team of emerging players wearing red grasped their opportunity to impress on the international stage.

Sir Alex Ferguson was rewarded with a glut of silverware after he placed his trust in youth. Giggs was thrust into the spotlight alongside David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt and they developed into serial winners.

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