Manchester United legend David Beckham has admitted that he “knew nothing about” Sir Alex Ferguson’s former assistant manager Carlos Queiroz and never saw eye to eye with him.

Beckham’s prolific playing career and his life outside of the pitch have been spotlighted in Netflix’s four-part documentary series on the former United superstar.

The 48-year-old Inter Miami co-owner and president enjoyed an illustrious spell at United under Ferguson, with Beckham launching himself into superstardom.

Beckham spoke highly of his relationship with Ferguson and even saw him as a father figure, despite the infamous boot incident that led to his United exit.

However, the former United winger openly revealed that he was not a big fan of Queiroz, who was Ferguson’s No 2 during two different spells at the Red Devils.

Queiroz, who is currently the manager of the Qatar national team, arrived as a coach at United in 2002 after Steve McClaren’s departure to Middlesbrough.

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David Beckham attends the Netflix 'Beckham' UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on October 03, 2023 in London, England.
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Beckham on his relationship with Queiroz

Beckham, who retired from football in 2013, would ultimately leave United in 2003 after he signed for La Liga side Real Madrid for a fee believed to be £24.5m.

However, the former England star was in for a rude awakening, as Queiroz shortly arrived at Madrid after him as the club’s new head coach.

Queiroz, who succeeded Vicente del Bosque, endured an ill-fated spell at Madrid and was sacked 10 months later, with the Portuguese coach returning to United in 2004.

Speaking in the ‘Beckham’ documentary (via the Manchester Evening News), the ex-Madrid and United star candidly opened up about his relationship with Queiroz.

“Carlos Queiroz, who I knew nothing about, knew nothing of, didn’t understand how he came in, but he did,” he said.

“I never got on with him.”

Queiroz’s mixed feelings about Beckham

Ferguson admitted that his relationship with Beckham “changed” and his former player’s celebrity status and media attention was “different from what I wanted.”

Queiroz featured in the documentary through an original interview, with the former Madrid and Portugal manager not holding back on his feelings towards Beckham.

Beckham had previously appeared in a Pepsi advert and Queiroz felt similar to Ferguson on the former England star’s celebrity ascent off the pitch.

“Our observations and analysis, we start to feel David’s performance was in a declining process,” he said.

“I was mad with that situation. ‘What’s going on?’

“All of a sudden, one story comes out: the famous advertising of gladiators. A couple of players developed the upper body and if one player developed three, four or five kilos more of the upper body without the right coordination, it can affect their performance as a football player. It was clear it was not the same David.

“In 2003, guys like David, they’re not only playing football, they are companies. It is a fight between things inside the pitch and outside the pitch. In that period, the business jumped inside the pitch.”

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