Wales coach Ryan Giggs has revealed how former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson would "pick on me".

Giggs admits he and David Beckham were often singled out by Ferguson for a rollicking.

He recalled: "It's hard to say but he regularly picked me and Becks out for a rollicking,' said Giggs. 'I think it was because he knew we wouldn't sulk for long and he would get a reaction on the pitch.

"But he was making an example of us too, definitely. We always got it more often than the rest. One pre-season in America he went for me in front of everyone. I was fuming and pulled him later.

"He said it was a ploy because he knew the younger players would know that if he could have a go at me then nobody was safe. At times I would moan to the lads about it but when I got on the pitch it probably made me play better. Sir Alex knew what he was doing with me and Becks, pressing our buttons. Was he wrong? Course he wasn't."