Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed Ryan Giggs to one day become manager at Old Trafford.
Giggs, who made 963 appearances for United before retiring in 2014, is currently working as United boss Louis van Gaal's assistant.
The Welshman oversaw four games in charge of the club at the end of last season following David Moyes' departure, winning two of those matches.
Beckham, who won several trophies alongside Giggs at United, hopes the 41-year-old will one day lead the side on a permanent basis.
"The players and the staff we had going through from such a young age, that's what drove us on," Beckham said in the London Evening Standard. "It wasn't about fame or earning as much money as you can. It was all about wanting to play for United.
"I think the prime example is Ryan Giggs. To be a player who has represented one club through his career, that doesn't happen anymore. For a player to have represented his club and his country the way he has and now, at some point, he will hopefully become United manager in the future.
"He was the one that set the benchmark for us. He was the one we looked up to and yet he was only a year or two older than us. We never reached his heights because he is one of the best players of all time.
"We were just lucky enough to become team-mates of his. We looked at him and said, 'If the manager is giving Giggsy a chance at such a young age, then maybe at some point he will give us a chance.'"
Speaking at the 20th Anniversary HMV Football Extravaganza, Beckham was also asked about the future of English football in light of the growing number of foreign players in the Premier League.
"I don't worry because I always think England could win the World Cup," he said. "That's the pride of being an Englishman talking. I do think at some point we will win it again. I'm proud we won it in 1966 and we've always talked about that.
"As England captain, I would sit in front of the world's media going into a championship and say, 'Yeah, we have a chance of winning it'. I wasn't just saying that to please the fans or the media, I always believed we would have a chance. Unfortunately we didn't in my time, but I believe in the future.
"The Premier League is the best in the world. There are a lot of foreign players, but they make it bigger and better. I was lucky enough to be around when David Ginola and Eric Cantona came in and it was exciting."