The Manchester United Welsh by Gwyn Jenkins and Ioan Gwyn offers an insight into Wales' contribution to one of football's most famous clubs.

From its early beginnings nearly a century and a half ago and players such as Jack Powell and Billy Meredith, through the Golden Age of the 1950-60s when Jimmy Murphy was Matt Busby's right-hand man, and on to the latter-day glory years under Alex Ferguson with worldwide icons such as Mark Hughes and Ryan Giggs, Welshmen have played a vital role in shaping the history of a club supported right across the world.

‘What is unique about the book is that it views the club from a Welsh perspective, tracing the considerable contribution to its enormous success made by a few key individuals with one important thing in common – their roots in this small but proud nation’ said co-author, Gwyn Jenkins.

The book provides fascinating historic detail  by travelling back to the birth of the club. It includes countless anecdotes about life and matches at the club in bygone eras making it the essential book for all Manchester United and Wales fans and for those interested in the development of football over the years.

Gwyn Jenkins has written numerous books on the history of Wales and on football. He lives in Talybont, Ceredigion. His son, Ioan Gwyn, is an actor who has inherited his father’s keen interest in football and currently resides in London.

The Manchester United Welsh by Gwyn Jenkins and Ioan Gwyn (£6.99, Y Lolfa) is available now.