David Beckham has expressed his gratitude for Bobby Charlton being apart of Manchester United
The 1966 World Cup winning captain, who has a stand named after him at Old Trafford, turns 80 on Wednesday.
Beckham told the "I was lucky enough to meet him when I went to the Bobby Charlton Soccer School at the age of 10 when I first came here, and I won it when I was 11.
"It was a dream to meet him because he was my dad's favourite player and my middle name Robert is after Sir Bobby!
"He would always try to help the young players. When you play for a club and you have ex-players that come and talk to you that are involved with the team, it means a lot.
"But when you have Sir Bobby Charlton come up to you and say 'well done', or this is how you can do something better, or this is how you represent the club, it means something.
"It means so much when you have someone of that stature and with that experience who is a legend at the club you support. He means so much to so many people, especially to Manchester United fans and England fans."