Hughes’ heroes the new Welsh legends

MARK HUGHES admits he has been picking the managerial brains of Alex Ferguson as he goes about transforming Wales from no-hopers into a team feared on the world stage.

Hughes has made several trips to Manchester United's Carrington HQ to learn from the man who shaped so much of his own playing career.

Ferguson has admitted to being impressed by the Wales chief, and the way things are going it may not be too fanciful to suggest he could even be helping produce his own successor.