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Published 09:47 14 Oct 2021 BST
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Beckham has previously said that Ferguson is the 'best manager' he's ever played under. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images)[/caption]
Three years before the boot incident occurred, the United manager and Beckham were involved in a comical hairstyle situation.
The midfielder had opted for a mohawk style and, knowing that Sir Alex most likely wouldn't approve, kept it hidden until moments before the Red Devils' Wembley tie against Chelsea.
However, even with just minutes until kick-off, the manager ordered Beckham to shave off his mohawk hairstyle in the tunnel.
"Before the 2000 Charity Shield at Wembley against Chelsea I decided to have a change of hairstyle," said Beckham. "I went for a mohawk, which I knew wouldn’t be to his taste.
"In the end, I was too scared to let him see it, so the day before the game I went into training with a beanie hat on, trained in the beanie, walked back into the hotel with the beanie on, kept it on during dinner and the next morning’s breakfast.
"And I still had it on when we made the coach journey to Wembley.
"Of course the moment was arriving in the dressing room when I would have to reveal my new hairstyle, which I knew would send him into a frenzy.
"Sure enough, within seconds of the unveiling, he yelled at me, 'Go and shave it off!' I thought he was joking. 'No, I’m being serious, now go and shave the ruddy thing off!'
"So off I went to try to find a pair of clippers from somewhere and, just before we’re ready to go out for the warm-up, I was in the Wembley tunnel shaving my mohawk off."
Beckham made over 350 appearances for Man Utd, winning 13 major honours during his time at Old Trafford.
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