Ryan Giggs admitted he had considered resting Manchester United attacker Daniel James for Wales' friendly against Belarus but the 21-year-old asked to play.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's summer signing scored the match winner with a brilliant strike in the 17th minute and Giggs said he had thought about resting the former Swansea man.
"It was a difficult one with Dan whether to rest him, but he wanted to play,” said the Wales manager.
“When you are in form like his, players just want to play and keep scoring. He gets fans off their feet. Every time he gets the ball the fans are looking for him to do something. I think they (the fans) would have enjoyed it tonight and enjoyed Dan’s performance as well as the team performance."
James has already scored three goals for United in their opening four league games and while he's impressed his manager and the fans, Giggs explained what he needs to do to push on to the next level.
"I think early on when I saw DJ, just like any young winger, there can be that improvement with the final ball and scoring more goals and he’s doing that," he added.
“To do what he’s done at the start of the season is amazing. The next step is showing that consistency and he needs to carry it on, but I’ve got no doubts that will happen because he wants to be the best, he’s a great character and a great trainer. He wanted to play tonight.
"I’m really pleased for him. He’s one of those players where you know what he’s going to do but you can’t stop it.”
