Last week, in the company of a Manchester United great, David Beckham spoke passionately about the spirit and soul of the club. He is fiercely protective. As a nervous, young apprentice, he recalled the cigar smoke from Sir Matt Busby’s office wafting through the corridors at Old Trafford. There was a sense of belonging about the place, and he felt the history of the club when he walked out of the tunnel at Old Trafford for the first time. Sense of history: David Beckham (right) last week enthused about his youth days at Manchester United The Class of 92: Eric Harrison (centre) and his all-star FA Youth Cup winners, including Beckham (sixth left)
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Manchester United sold Danny Welbeck to Arsenal for £16m
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Welbeck had grown up as part of the club's youth academy
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England striker is one of a long line of famous United graduates
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Class of 92 was stellar group of young stars, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers
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Louis van Gaal picked three youth players against Burnley
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But United have since spent big on Radamel Falcao and other expensive overseas imports
‘Like having 75,000 parents watching you,’ he recalled during an instructive half hour with the former @placeholder and England midfielder.