Wednesday 17 October 2018 23:08, UK
Harry Wilson says Gareth Bale is still the man to take Wales' free-kicks despite his Dublin heroics.
Wilson enhanced his rising reputation as a dead-ball specialist when his superb strike settled the Nations League game against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
The on-loan Liverpool midfielder fired home a similarly spectacular effort for Derby last month in their Carabao Cup victory at Manchester United.
The injured Bale tweeted his appreciation of the Dublin winner, but Wilson accepts he will be back down the free-kick pecking order when the Real Madrid superstar is fit again.
"I'll be putting my name forward but I think he (Bale) is still at the front of the queue - and rightly so," Wilson said after the 1-0 win which took Wales to the top of their Nations League group.
"When Gareth is here we stand back and watch him take them because he is that good.
"But it is important to have a couple of players good on dead balls. It is good to have that option."
Wales manager Ryan Giggs had joked upon naming his Dublin squad that he was considering fining Wilson for scoring against his beloved United.
"He hasn't got round to it yet, and I'm hoping that goal may make him forget about it," Wilson said.
"I don't know (which was the best) but I enjoyed them both. When you score for your country, no matter what type of goal it is, then it's special. But then as a Liverpool fan to score at Old Trafford was also special. They are both up there."
