Manchester United legend David Beckham sent a message to the club’s current squad as he reunited with the majority of the 1999 treble-winning squad for the premiere of their new documentary
Manchester United legends including David Beckham, Gary Neville and Andy Cole have reunited for the premier of a new Amazon Prime documentary titled ’99’.
The series documents United’s historic treble-winning season, where Sir Alex Ferguson’s side won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League in the space of just 10 days in 1999.
The likes of Beckham, Neville, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were all interviewed for the documentary and Amazon have said it also contains “never-before-seen archive footage” and “behind-the-scenes candid video” from both the club and supporters.
The documentary held its world premiere at Printworks in Manchester on Thursday and Beckham, Neville, Cole, Schmeichel, Dwight Yorke, Nicky Butt, Teddy Sheringham and Jesper Blomqvist were among those in attendance.
And speaking on the red carpet, Beckham warned the current crop of struggling United stars to make sure they are raring to go for the FA Cup final vs Manchester City later this month. “You’d hope that the manager doesn’t have to do much,” Beckham told talkSPORT.
“I think that’s the whole point of being a Manchester United player and playing in these big games – you should be motivated. When you’re a professional footballer and you’re doing the job you love and you’re at the club you love, when you’re playing in any game, whether it’s a regular season game or whether it’s an FA Cup final against your rivals, that should be enough motivation.
“And, if it’s not, then you’re in the wrong team and you’re playing the wrong sport. We went into every game, whether it was a youth cup game, a friendly game, off-season or a European Cup final, with the same mentality and the same drive.
“We all know Erik’s a very qualified manager and a good manager and he has the right motives. We were lucky in our day that we had Sir Alex Ferguson, we were lucky that we had Eric Harrison and Jim Ryan and Nobby Stiles and all of these great managers and motivators.”
Beckham also said he is hopeful the documentary can inspire the current squad, adding: “We’d like to think so and that’s one of the reasons why we want to make things like this. Obviously it’s been a tough five, 10, 15 years at United and we all know that but it was never going to be easy when the boss left, (Roy) Keane left, Giggsy (Ryan Giggs) left, Gary (Neville) left.
“All of these important players and personalities and characters all left United, it was always going to be a difficult time. We want the lads to feel – from this documentary – the inspiration of being this successful.”
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