Don't answer, ponder this instead. How many 27-year-olds have packed as much into a decade? All that has eluded a player currently captain of United and England is a major success at international level, though he has that in common with every other Englishman under 50.
By common consent, Beckham has not produced his best form since returning from the World Cup, though that only means he has yet to score from halfway or grab a last-minute winner.
Most players would settle for being as good as Beckham on a quiet day, but English football's biggest celebrity has set himself such a high standard that he has to perform miracles just to get attention.
Indeed, it is tempting to paraphrase Alan Hansen and wonder what United would have won without their kids. How many other leading teams could have kept the same core of players for a decade? Not many. Other clubs tend to lose their best players when United show an interest.