David Beckham says Manchester City will never be able to match Manchester United's treble win as the Reds will always be remembered as the first time to achieve the feat.
Manchester City’s 2-1 FA Cup final win over United means the Blues can do their own treble should they beat Inter Milan in next weekend’s Champions League final in Istanbul.
Nobody has achieved the feat in the 24 years since United’s triumph. David Beckham was one of many club legends seen at Wembley on Saturday to watch their former side take on City.
He was asked by the FA’s media team pre-match what his thoughts were on City potentially replicating the feat he had achieved himself nearly two-and-a-half decades ago. ALSO READ: United player ratings in FA Cup final loss “We’re all divided in our opinions of that,” Beckham said. “I said to Noel [Gallagher] the other day even if you guys [City] go on to win the trophy today and the Champions League and they do do the treble, obviously that’s a special thing for any club to do. “But there’s only one club that can ever win the first time - and we were that club.
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