{"id":295013,"date":"2023-10-04T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295013"},"modified":"2023-10-04T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:25:11","slug":"beckham-and-keane-disagree-over-midfielders-2003-man-united-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/beckham-and-keane-disagree-over-midfielders-2003-man-united-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckham and Keane disagree over midfielder&apos;s  2003 Man United exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David Beckham and Roy Keane disagree over whether his Man United exit in 2003 was &#8216;best for the team&#8217; &#8211; as the former Red Devils skipper admits he was JEALOUS of his teammate&#8217;s exploits abroad<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David Beckham make a swift and shocking exit from Man United after 11 seasons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 48-year-old joined up with the likes of Zidane and Ronaldo at Real Madrid<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Beckham reckons Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s decision to sell him to Real Madrid in 2003 was best for all parties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami co-owner&#8217;s departure from Old Trafford after 11 trophy-laden seasons sent shockwaves and began the midfielder&#8217;s odyssey of elite European and North American clubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old, who &#8211; as well as playing in the Spanish capital &#8211; turned out for PSG, AC Milan and LA Galaxy, recalled his &#8216;unbelievable&#8217; experience playing alongside some of the game&#8217;s greatest players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But disagreed with his former captain about the effect his exit had on the United dressing room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When\u00a0I was growing up I was a Manchester United\u00a0fan, so all I ever wanted to do was play my whole career at United,&#8217; Beckham said on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/09\/76149867-12592101-image-a-2_1696407725847.jpg\" height=\"349\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Beckham believes his Man United exit was best for the club and for him personally<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/09\/76149839-12592101-image-a-1_1696407719641.jpg\" height=\"707\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane and Beckham spent a decade together at Old Trafford and won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/09\/76149843-12592101-image-a-3_1696407731629.jpg\" height=\"709\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beckham joined a star-studded Real Madrid side at the height of the Galacticos era that included the likes of Zidane, Figo, Raul and Ronaldo<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But in all honesty, I now look back at it and\u00a0think that decision that the manager made was the best one for Manchester\u00a0United and me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I went on to play for unbelievable clubs with unbelievable\u00a0players, and experienced things.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Beckham got his hands on LaLiga and Ligue 1 titles, a Spanish Super Cup and two MLS Cups after leaving Old Trafford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While United fell to their joint lowest league position under Ferguson in the two seasons that followed and won just an FA Cup before Keane made his exit in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result the former fiery skipper believes his teammate left a gaping hole in the squad and likened his exit to that of Paul Ince in 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u00a0don\u2019t know if it was the best for Manchester United [selling David Beckham].&#8217; Keane said. &#8216;It\u00a0ended up being brilliant for you [David Beckham] living in a new country and trying something else, but I certainly don\u2019t think it was good for the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019d say the same for when Paul Ince and the other lads left \u2013 when\u00a0players go, you do think there is no logical reason for a player to leave at\u00a0that time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/09\/76150017-12592101-image-a-20_1696408019763.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roy Keane spent a single season with Celtic after ending his 12-year Man United career\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/09\/76149965-12592101-image-a-18_1696407940505.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former United skipper revealed that he wishes he took the chance to play for a club abroad<\/p>\n<p>In the revealing exchange the Sky Sports pundit also shared his regret over never playing abroad himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keane opted to sign for Celtic after leaving United before retiring a year later but said he wishes he had played his football further afield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u00a0wish I\u2019d gone abroad.&#8217; He added. &#8216;My contract was up a couple of times and I had opportunities to leave on a free [transfer], and a part of me is jealous when I\u00a0see other lads going abroad because it\u2019s a great experience for your family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u00a0was really happy at Manchester United, but if I knew it was going to end as it\u00a0did, I definitely should have gone abroad and experienced a different league.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12592101\/David-Beckham-Roy-Keane-disagree-Man-United-exit-2003-Red-Devils-skipper-admits-JEALOUS-teammates-exploits-abroad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Beckham and Roy Keane disagree over whether his Man United exit in 2003 was &#8216;best for the team&#8217; 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