Ryan Giggs has defended his decision to substitute Gareth Bale at half-time during Wales' clash with Finland, insisting the Real Madrid outcast has "had no football at all" recently.
Wales kicked off their latest UEFA Nation's League campaign by securing a hard-fought 1-0 away win against Finland on Thursday night.
Kieffer Moore grabbed the winner for Giggs' side in the 80th minute after getting on the end of a low cross from Manchester United winger Daniel James, who produced a man of the match display in Helsinki.
Bale had a less productive night for his country, as he was taken off for Liverpool's Harry Wilson after a subdued first-half display.