BECKHAM – I'M A BIG DRAMATIC DRAMA TART

Last updated : 29 November 2005 By editor
"There have been a few dramatic exits from Old Trafford," said Beckham. "Mine came as more of a surprise to me than anyone else. Maybe United think that's the best way to do it, out before you know it. I'm not sure that I agree. I remember saying after I left that I would love to say goodbye and thank the manager and at least get a handshake.

"People criticised me for that, saying 'Get on with it, it's football and that's how it is', but I had lived half my life there and I never said goodbye. I have never been back to play there with Madrid or for a United match. It is not easy because I live in Spain now, but I would love to go back and see people."