David Beckham took over Manchester United's Instagram account to speak about upcoming charity game

David Beckham had the opportunity to play alongside the best of football players in his illustrious career that lasted over two decades. Notably, Becks has played with the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian Ronaldo and Eric Cantona.

Yesterday, when the former England captain got a chance to take over the Instagram account of his boyhood club, Manchester United, he revealed a few choice tidbits such as – Nicky Butt as the hardest teammate he ever played with.

In a picture with United’s former midfielder Nicky Butt, on Instagram, Beckham shares a funny incident from his time at Manchester United.

A photo posted by Manchester United (@manchesterunited) on Nov 11, 2015 at 4:07am PST

Butt's strength and hard tackling style fundamentally accounted for his role as a holding midfielder. His role was of a classic fetcher and carrier, covering every blade of grass but he also boasted sharp passing skills and could make timely runs into the box as well.

Nicky Butt and David Beckham both were a part of United’s famous “Class of ‘92”. Together they have won a staggering six Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups and one Champions League in United’s treble-winning season of 1998-99, a feat that no other English club has achieved.

Hashtagging #MatchForChildren in every post, he also wrote about Ryan Giggs with whom Beckham enjoyed immense success at Old Trafford. The two played alongside each other at a number of levels within United’s academy before breaking into the first team.

David Beckham took over Manchester United’s Instagram page to help promote the match for children that will be played at his old hunting ground. He shared his admiration for the likes of Cafu, who will be playing against him in the all-star game.

Ronaldinho not to be left out was one of those players with whom Beckham was lucky to share the pitch with during his time at AC Milan. The two would meet again when the former English captain had moved on to the MLS but Dinho remained with the Italian club, and they will come face to face again.

Beckham also had some kind words for Zinedine Zidane who captains his opposition in the #MatchForChildren.

All these stars feature in the charity game. Beckham will captain Great Britain & Ireland team managed by Sir Alex Ferguson against Zidane’s Rest of the World XI which will be managed by Carlo Ancelotti. The match starts at 7:30 pm IST on Saturday, 14 November.

Before Beckham could take his leave, Manchester United also posted a video of him speaking about his takeover of the account.