Gary Neville and David Beckham were such good friends that the former was best man at his Manchester United teammate’s wedding to Victoria back in 1999

 

Gary Neville and David Beckham have always shared a strong friendship.

The pair came up the ranks together at Manchester United as part of the fabled Class of ’92 and represented the England national team at the same time.

Such was their bond that when Beckham tied the knot with Victoria in 1999, he called upon the right-back to be the best man at his lavish wedding, with Neville apparently wearing a sarong while delivering a funny and memorable speech.

But their relationship wasn’t entirely plane sailing, and Neville previously recalled that the pair found rooming together to be a struggle whenever Man United were on the road.

The reason for this was Neville was regimented with a strict routine while Beckham was a little more laid back.

“I roomed with David Beckham for about six months and then the whole rooming with players completely stopped because everybody went into their own individual rooms,” Neville previously told Sky Sports.

“I think they worked out that players weren’t compatible with each other and that each went to bed at different times.

“I had two big problems with Becks (well, he had with me).

“I used to go to bed at 9pm and wake up at 5am, he would stay up until 11pm and want to wake up at 8am, so essentially he was keeping me up from 9 until 11 and then I was getting him up at 5 in the morning, so it just wasn’t working at all.