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<\/p>\nDavid Beckham has recalled being snubbed by Sir Alex Ferguson as he tried to save his Manchester United career. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s 20 years since the former England captain left Old Trafford following a souring of his relationship with Ferguson, who had decided to accept Real Madrid\u2019s offer for the England captain. Beckham didn\u2019t want to leave and tried to contact his management that summer in a bid to extend his United career.<\/p>\n
However, the Scot\u2019s mind had been made up, with Beckham revealing Ferguson wouldn\u2019t even answer his calls. Two decades on though, Beckham has no qualms with the decision and still holds Ferguson in high esteem.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOver the years the manager had always made the right decision in his eyes for the team, and the club,\u201d said Beckham, whose Netflix documentary about his life has been released.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat happened to me in the end, I didn\u2019t want to leave Manchester United at the time \u2013 we\u2019d just won the league again, but all of a sudden I get a phone call to be told that Manchester United had agreed a deal, and that was the end of it.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEven trying to speak to the manager after that, he didn\u2019t want to talk to me. It wasn\u2019t out of spite, he was on holiday, he didn\u2019t want to be contacted, he\u2019d made his decision and that was the end of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt had happened notoriously over the years at Manchester United with Mark Hughes, Andre Kanchelskis, Paul Ince, and all these great players getting let go at a time where we felt they were in their prime, but the manager makes the decisions and that\u2019s all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
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20 years on, Beckham admits Ferguson\u2019s decision was the right one for both him and the team. He said: \u201cWhen I was growing up I was a Manchester United fan, so all I ever wanted to do was play my whole career at United.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in all honesty, I now look back at it and think that decision that the manager made was the best one for Manchester United and me. I went on to play for unbelievable clubs with unbelievable players, and experienced things.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy life would be totally different [if I stayed at United]. I\u2019d have still been living in Manchester, but I had the opportunity to go and play in Spain, learn a new language and culture. From there, move to America and have the opportunity to buy a team, then I went to Milan and ended my career in Paris.<\/p>\n
\u201cCulturally, it\u2019s something that I loved, having the experience of playing abroad. When I was growing up, I had no intention of leaving Manchester United but when it happened, it was probably the best thing that could have happened for my life, even though I didn\u2019t want it.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Beckham was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. <\/i><\/p>\n