Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are currently playing in a high-octane Sunday Premier League clash. However, before the game kicked off, Red Devils legend Roy Keane visited the dressing room. The visit also refreshed his memories of his playing days. He also spoke about the famous incident where Sir Alex Ferguson kicked a boot at the head of David Beckham.

At that time, the incident gained so much traction that tension arose in the dressing room. Now, after all the years, the former Irish international player has spoken about what happened in reality.

The time between the duo might not have ended with Beckham signing for Real Madrid in that year. But they will remember their partnership as a manager and star player for all the good memories.

Manchester United legend speaks about the high-profile David Beckham incident

It has been 21 years now since Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham ended up in the news for the wrong reasons in 2003. It happened because the Scottish manager had flung a shoe at his international star after the FA Cup defeat against Arsenal. Now, in an interview with Sky Sports, Roy Keane has spoken about the incident. Remembering it, he said, “I think Becks was over there somewhere – somewhere near the mirror! The manager had a go at him for not tracking back, and Becks said something back. “Listen, it was an accident. Ferguson struck [the boot] well, but it was so unfortunate.

The Red Devils legend also added that the incident got too much attention as David Beckham was a high-profile name at that time. To this day, the former Manchester United boss feels he did not make a mistake. After the incident happened, the former midfielder was spotted with paper stitches on his eyebrows. However, the Scottish manager continues to say that the injury as not even worth a stitch.

The time between the duo might not have ended with Beckham signing for Real Madrid in that year. But they will remember their partnership as a manager and star player for all the good memories.

Sir Alex Ferguson was instrumental in the rise of David Beckham

The journey of David Beckham becoming a star midfielder was not easy for him at the start of his career. He also had spent half a season on loan with Preston North End in the Championship. However, the following season after that Sir Alex Ferguson started trusting the England midfielder more and more. What followed was the former midfielder ending up making 394 appearances.

The midfielder had revealed that he would have loved to continue his loan spell at Preston North End. In the end, it was the Scottish manager that made him realize that his level was not Championship, but the Champions League.