I shared a room with David Beckham at Man United - I had two big problems with him
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGary Neville and David Beckham have always been good pals, but that doesn't necessarily make them good room mates. The two Manchester United legends joined the club's academy in tandem back in 1991, and broke into the first team around the same time too.
As such, they were paired up as bunk-mates for overnight trips. But according to Neville, by rooming together the pair encountered a couple of major problems that tested the limits of their friendship. "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 told Sky Sports back in 2020. READ MORE: Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville unveil Man United '99 treble themed bedrooms at Hotel Football READ MORE: Roy Keane's first impression of Gary Neville explains why he gave him recent dressing down "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... 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 nine until 11 and then I was getting him up at five in the morning.
So it just wasn't working at all." It wasn't just that their sleeping patterns were out of synch though. Neville explained that their living habits were chalk and cheese, making them utterly incompatible as roommates. "Secondly, he is the cleanest person," he said. "He gets into his room, he lights candles, he puts pictures up everything has to be absolutely perfect, it's been the same since he was 18.
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