David Beckham says Manchester United's 1999 treble saved him from a season filled with abuse.

The United legend suffered a torrid time from fans during the 1998/99 season after he was sent off playing for England in the 1998 World Cup last-16 shootout defeat to Argentina in France.

He bounced back to help United win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, and Beckham has revealed how difficult it was to play under those conditions.

The 44-year-old said: "The 1999 season was special for us as a club, and as individuals.

"But for me and for my family, it was one of the most rewarding, one of the most emotional.

"I had just come off the back of being sent off in the World Cup. Every game I played that season away from home, the abuse was like nothing I had experienced.

"Every game I played at Old Trafford, I'd step over to take a corner, everyone stood up, clapped and sang my name.

"Away from home, it was slightly different. So, to win a Treble in that fashion, it felt a lot more rewarding given what I had gone through.

"The abuse continued for seasons after. But to be successful, at the end of a hard summer, meant more."