Top Five Spats That Sir Alex Ferguson Had With His Own Players

David Beckham

5) David Beckham – No list of this sort would be complete without the inclusion of David Beckham. The English right-midfielder was one of United’s biggest stars and was a regular during his time at the club. However, he supposedly started having problems with the manager when Sir Alex felt that his head wasn’t in his football. Tension between the two was rife for a long time and came to a head when Ferguson kicked a boot at Beckham, causing him to get a cut above his left eye that required stitches. Beckham was eventually sold to Real Madrid.