The notorious event that brought an end to Beckham's Man Utd career TV footage turned to Sir Alex Ferguson sitting on the Manchester United bench as David Beckham's last-ditch free kick cleared the crossbar and went into the Stretford End. The Scot was heard saying, "Ah, f*** it," and dropping his arm in annoyance. It doesn't matter that Beckham scored twice after coming off the bench to keep United's hopes of catching the Ronaldo-led Real Madrid alive in a game that had already gotten away from them.

 Beckham's United career was officially gone, and Ferguson's team was eliminated from the Champions League. Just over 20 years have passed since the notorious "boot kicking" incident that strained relations between United's intimidating manager and the guy known as "Goldenballs," whose international notoriety went beyond football.

Unsurprisingly, Beckham discusses the bizarre event that caused him to leave Old Trafford in the two-minute clip. He simulates the moment when Ferguson's errant boot smacks him above the left eye while it is still on the dressing room floor. In an attempt to mimic how he rose up and "went after" Ferguson, Beckham gets up from his seat. Beckham is presumably aware that questions regarding this will be raised for as long as he takes breaths. In fact, in the two decades that have passed, there have already been several reports of it from both sides.

A few months prior to the Real Madrid match, it happened on February 15, 2003, during an FA Cup fifth-round match against Arsenal. United's dreams of winning the domestic Double or another Treble were dashed after playing badly and losing to their key rivals 2-0. Before Edu's free-kick took a crucial deflection off Beckham's shoulder and caught goalkeeper Fabien Barthez off guard, Ryan Giggs had inexplicably missed an open goal.

Edu set up Sylvain Wiltord to extend Arsenal's lead seven minutes after halftime, ensuring their progress into the quarterfinals. The rivalry between these two teams was at its height, and United took a significant psychological hit as a result of Arsenal's victory. It happened nine months after Wiltord's goal at Old Trafford gave the Gunners the Premier League championship. Beckham had a difficult season. He lost his starting position due to an injury, and there was tension between him and Ferguson because the manager thought Beckham's support group was making overtures to Real Madrid.

The 'Galactico' period of the Spanish giants, during which they would sign the biggest names in the world at any price, was at its height. They had Beckham squarely in their crosshairs. Later in 2003, Beckham published his autobiography My Side, in which he accused Ferguson of single-out him for severe criticism following the Arsenal defeat. What about the second objective, David? Who or what were you? Before the game, we informed you about it. The issue is that you won't engage in conversation with anyone. You don't listen,' allegedly Ferguson said. In an attempt to prove his innocence, Beckham claimed that during his more than eight years playing for United's first team, he had never disobeyed a single directive from Ferguson.

The manager, however, was not amused. David, you've got to own up when you're wrong, he responded. I thought I was being bullied in front of everyone. I was being forced into a corner just out of malice. I felt entrapped," wrote Beckham. Beckham, the captain of England, then cursed at his boss. The boss approached me by moving a few steps. On the ground was a boot. He kicked it with a swing of his leg. At me? toward the wall? Due to his current level of rage, it might have been anyplace.

However, Beckham felt a string and a trickle of blood as Ferguson's booted foot traveled from his toe to his forehead. "I targeted the gaffer." I'm not sure if I've ever lost control in such a way before. According to Beckham, all of a sudden, it resembled a crazy scene from a mafia film. In what must have been a startled hush, he remembered how Giggs, Gary Neville, and Ruud van Nistelrooy responded quickly to stop him from attacking Ferguson. Ferguson apologized while Becks received stitches at the hospital, and Becks recalled that Ferguson's enraged wife Victoria wanted to face the management herself.