David Beckham: Sir Alex Ferguson 'world class' snub doesn't bother me
David Beckham has insisted he took no offence
after Sir Alex Ferguson did not include him in a list
of world-class players he managed at Manchester
United.
Ferguson, in an extract published from his latest
book, "Leading," picked out Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul
Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Eric Cantona as the only
four world-class players of his 26-year United
tenure.
The omission of Beckham from the list came as a
surprise to some, but not the former United, Real
Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain
and England star himself.
And Beckham told the BBC the snub did not bother
him.
"Not at all," he said. "I played for the greatest
manager of all time. I was lucky to play with the
players that I did and be successful with the club I
love.
"I tend to agree with the manager because there
are certain players that you can call world class
and thankfully I played with many of them.
"I was proud as a Manchester United player that
we were successful and I'm proud as a
Manchester United player that we have the best
players come to our team."
Beckham, who won the Premier League six times
at Old Trafford, was twice placed second in the
FIFA World Player of the Year votes (1999, 2001),
and was named in FIFA's 100 greatest living
players list in 2004.
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