David Beckham takes over Man Utd's Instagram account and hails footballing legends

David Beckham posted several messages from Manchester United's Instagram account

DAVID BECKHAM has 14.8million followers on Instagram. His former team Manchester United have 7.3m.

 

But yesterday, the Red Devils gave Beckham full control over their account to post several personal messages.

The former England captain posted several messages about some of his former team-mates ahead of Saturday's Match For Children.

The charity match at Old Trafford will see a number of famous faces return to the pitch as a British and Irish XI take on a Rest of the World XI.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson will lead the home team that includes the likes of David Seaman, John Terry, Michael Owen and Paul Scholes.

While Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of international stars Ronaldinho, Cafu, Robert Pires and Luis Figo, to name a few.

And Beckham was reliving the moments of his career as he paid special tributes to some of is peers.

On Ryan Giggs he posted: "When I watched Giggsy as a young player, he was truly something special.

 

@DavidBeckham takeover: There was a period in Ronaldinho's time at Barcelona where he was almost unplayable. Effortless, relaxed, always with a smile on his face, he's a genius with the ball. I love Brazilian football and he is one of the best ever players from that country. #BecksIsBack #MatchForChildren

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@DavidBeckham takeover: Zinedine Zidane is one of the greatest players to have ever played the game. Last time I played against him at Old Trafford he put in one of the best performances I have ever seen at the ground. He's one of the reasons I'm so excited about Saturday's game. #BecksIsBack #MatchForChildren

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@DavidBeckham takeover: Nicky Butt is one of the hardest midfielders I ever played with. Once in training I pinged a ball from 40 yards onto his head, he looked around and I thought he was going to kill me. A top player and friend, one of United's leaders. #BecksIsBack #MatchForChildren

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@DavidBeckham takeover: When I watched Giggsy as a young player, he was truly something special. No matter if he was playing for the B team, A team, reserves or first team he was simply untouchable. A United great. #BecksIsBack #MatchForChildren

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"No matter if he was playing for the B team, A team, reserves or first team he was simply untouchable. A United great."

And speaking about Brazilian ace Ronaldinho he said: "There was a period in Ronaldinho's time at Barcelona where he was almost unplayable. 

"Effortless, relaxed, always with a smile on his face, he's a genius with the ball. I love Brazilian football and he is one of the best ever players from that country."

 

GB and Ireland squad: David Beckham (Captain), David Seaman, David James, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Phil Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen, Andy Cole

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Rest of the World squad: Zinedine Zidane (Captain), Edwin van der Saar, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta, Luis Figo, Ronaldinho, Patrick Vieira, Michael Ballack, Massimo Ambrosini, Robert Pires, Dwight Yorke, Patrick Kluivert, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Landon Donovan

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti 

Referee: Pierluigi Collina 

Hi - It’s @DavidBeckham. I’m going to talk about some of my former team-mates who’ll all be at Saturday’s #MatchForChildren. First up is Cafu - what a player! Three consecutive World Cup finals as a captain. To have played as long as he has at the top level is incredible. He commanded so much respect. #BecksIsBack

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