Ryan Giggs is set to be appointed as the next manager of the Wales national side, though that hasn't stopped Alan Shearer from making a playful dig.

Former Manchester United legend Giggs will be installed in the position which was left vacant following the departure of Chris Coleman to Sunderland.

The move is a controversial one, given Giggs' lack of experience of first team management, and his former on-field opponent Shearer couldn't help but make a humorous remark.

Alan Shearer made a light-hearted jibe at Ryan Giggs' appointment as the next Wales manager

Speaking in his role as a pundit on Match of the Day 2, Shearer was asked for his opinion on the news of Giggs soon-to-be-official appointment.

Responding with a laugh, Shearer said: 'I don't think he played a friendly for around nine years, until 2000.

'So good luck trying to get the players together,' the former England international added.

Shearer's cheeky comment relates to Giggs few and far between appearances for the national side during his playing days.

Giggs played very few international friendlies during his career and Shearer quickly poked fun

The United legend's appointment is questionable given a lack of managerial experience

Giggs made his Welsh debut in 1991 but from that period onward repeatedly pulled out of a series of international friendlies.

This led many fans and pundits to question his dedication to the international cause, with Giggs later feeling forced to defend himself to Sky Sports, stating: 'I've always maintained that two of the greatest moments of my career came when I made my Wales debut and then when I captained my country three years later.'

United legend Giggs was one of four candidates interviewed last Thursday to succeed Chris Coleman, the others being his former Wales team-mate Craig Bellamy, Mark Bowen — who has just left Stoke — and Osain Roberts, the current assistant manager.

Wales will make the announcement official on Monday, January 15.