David Beckham sets record straight on 'difficult times' under Sir Alex Ferguson at Man United

David Beckham has reflected on his relationship with former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

The legendary Manchester United winger burst through the club’s academy as part of the iconic Class of ’92 and enjoyed a glistening 11-year career at Old Trafford.

David Beckham lifted six Premier League titles and played a huge part in the treble success of 1999 including his last-gasp corner which was glanced on to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to win the Champions League.

But he stunned the footballing world in 2003 when he left to join Real Madrid and Beckham has since revealed he didn’t want to leave United.

Sir Alex Ferguson ultimately made the decision to sell Beckham after the pair fell out at Old Trafford.

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David Beckham on ‘incredible’ Sir Alex Ferguson relationship

Beckham has spoken publicly about his fall out with Ferguson since retiring from football, and his relationship was brought up again when speaking to former teammate Rio Ferdinand.

Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Beckham set the record straight about his relationship with Fergie.

“I always looked at the boss like a father figure. I moved up from East London when I was 15 years old and, even though he was Manchester United’s manager, he was like my dad,” Beckham said.

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“The kind of relationship that we had was incredible, because he knew when exactly to put his arm around you but he also knew which player could take a bit of a stronger word or needed a little bit less.

“I think that’s why we had the success at Manchester United that we had. The players wanted to play for him.

“My relationship with the manager, people always talk about the difficult times, we didn’t have many difficult times.

“The manager understood me and I understood what the manager wanted, but we all respected the manager because he was there for us no matter what.”

David Beckham on his Manchester United exit

Beckham catapulted into superstardom after his success at Manchester United, and that only continued after his moves to Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG and the MLS.

Even now, as the Inter Miami chairman, Beckham continues to be one of the biggest icons in world football.

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But it does make you wonder how his career would have panned out had Beckham stayed at Old Trafford his entire career.

He has previously opened up on his Old Trafford exit, revealing that Ferguson had snubbed his calls.

“We just won the league again, but all of a sudden I got a phone call to be told that United had agreed a deal and that was the end of it,” Beckham said on the Stick To Football podcast.

“Even trying to speak to the manager after that, he didn’t want to talk to me.”

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