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Beckham’s wonder goal 20 years on
- Updated: August 17, 2016
It is 20 years to the day that David Beckham scored THAT goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon, a memorable strike the player still considers to be the best of his glittering career.
Manchester United arrived at Selhurst Park for the opening day of the Premier League season in August 1996 as champions, while Beckham had been handed the No 10 shirt previously worn by Mark Hughes.
Beckham, who had just turned 21, had become a fixture on the right-hand side of midfield for Alex Ferguson’s side, although what was about to happen on a glorious summer’s afternoon in south-east London would go to cement his place as a fans’ favourite at Old Trafford.
Leading 2-0 at the time and approaching the end of the game, Beckham collected a stabbed pass from fellow midfielder Brian McClair, before looking up and attempting an outrageous effort on goal from just inside his own half.
The ball then hung in the air, before floating over the head of Wimbledon goalkeeper Neil Sullivan – who was just fractionally off his line – and dropping into the back of the net as one of the greatest-ever goals of the Premier League era was born.
In fact, in a recent poll of Sky Sports users, Beckham’s wonder strike was voted the best opening-day goal to a Premier League season, while the former England …
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