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Jack Flintham

David Beckham makes Gary Neville admission during Manchester United and Liverpool FC discussion

Former Manchester United star David Beckham has quashed claims that England's failures during his time as a player were down to cliques being formed by players from certain clubs.

It has often been suggested that England's failures during the 'Golden Generation' were down to cliques being formed by players who were called up for international duty. The likes of Neville, Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney were chosen to represent England alongside Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher amongst others.

Despite their individual talents, the Three Lions failed to lift any trophies during the aforementioned era, with England still awaiting their first success in a major tournament since 1966. But according to Beckham, any cliques that were deemed to exist in the changing room had no impact on the team's performances.

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Speaking to his former United teammate Neville on Sky Sports' The Overlap, Beckham said: "I've heard numerous people come out and say: 'Well, you know, there was cliques. Some players didn't talk to other players.'

"I don't care whether players talk to each other whilst they're eating dinner, whilst they're eating lunch, whilst they're in the changing room. The moment you get on that pitch, you don't care whether Stevie G [Gerrard] is in a better position than me, I'm gonna give him the ball, simple as that.

"You're footballers and you're a professional. It's not about cliques.

"It's not about Liverpool players not liking United." Neville then interjected, saying: "We didn't though, did we?" To which Beckham responded: "You definitely didn't. I thought they were alright personally. I was in the middle. I was Switzerland."

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