Wales coach Ryan Giggs admits he's taken more from the management of Louis van Gaal ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson from his time at Manchester United.

Giggs acted as the Dutchman's assistant for two years in which they won the FA Cup together.

Reflecting on how he led Wales to a 1-0 win over Slovakia in a Euro 2020 qualifier last year, Giggs told The Athletic: “I was under Sir Alex for 20-odd years and he named the team an hour-and-a-half before kick-off.

"There were certain times, Barcelona in the (2008 Champions League) semi-final perhaps, where he would want to work on something.

"But more often than not everybody knew their jobs. We would just tweak something every now and again. So I had success doing it that way. If players were surprised, there wasn't enough time to concentrate on that.

“But then, under Louis, he worked a lot more on tactical aspects, new players, different way of playing, different philosophy, and I felt he came into club football still with that international mentality regarding meetings, regarding preparations.

"So for me, with my first job, that was perfect.

“For the Slovakia game, the players knew two days before, because that's when I do my meeting and then go out and do the XI v XI.

"They'll know when the team goes up. I don't want it to be a shock for players who, like Ashley (Williams), have performed for Wales before."