David Beckham hopes the 1999 Treble documentary will inspire Manchester United

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham hopes a documentary about the club’s title-winning campaign in 1998-99 can inspire the Old Trafford side from their current struggles.

Beckham was part of a United team that won the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup 25 years ago under Sir Alex Ferguson.

The current team are eighth in the Premier League and have not won the top-flight title since 2013.

United last won the Champions League in 2008 and the FA Cup in 2016, although they won the Europa League in 2017 and the League Cup in 2023.

“In all honesty, I think anyone who watches this documentary and has a connection with United will be inspired by it,” Beckham told BBC Radio 5 Live at the premiere of ’99’ on Amazon Prime.

“It’s been a difficult time for the team in recent years, but it always will be.

“When we’ve had as much success as we have for many years, it’s always going to be this time.

“Now, we feel like it probably took a little too long, but it’s going to mean something to these homeboys no doubt because the homeboys are actually talking about that moment in time, so hopefully it will inspire them.”

Former England captain Beckham made 394 appearances for Manchester United, with six Premier League wins among his honors during his time at the club from 1992 to 2003.

Gary Neville played with Beckham at United and the former England right-back believes history “can be your friend, but also your enemy” at their former club.

He hopes current manager Erik ten Hag’s side can pull off an unlikely win against rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, May 25, to kick-start a new era of success.

“It’s very difficult at the moment,” Neville said. “It must not be easy for them to have that history shoved down their throats and to be fair, a lot of us are on TV talking about the team regularly so I can understand why it would be uncomfortable.

“I hope to say that, for example, in three weeks’ time when Manchester United play the FA Cup final against City, they see it as an opportunity to shock this country and probably the world by beating City in a final.

“It was an FA Cup that Sir Alex Ferguson won in 1990 and it started this successful period that I’ve been part of. Why can’t this FA Cup against Manchester City?”