Manchester, United Kingdom: David Beckham on Tuesday backed his former Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs to take over as manager at Old Trafford one day. Giggs, 41, is currently assistant manager to Louis van Gaal and Beckham, who played alongside the Welshman for 11 years, believes it will not be long before he has the top job all to himself.


David Beckham and Ryan Giggs (Pic/AFP)

"I have always said that Giggsy has this streak running through him that you see in top managers," Beckham said. "I saw it as a player. He is so determined and when you have got someone like that at a club like this, someone who is from this part of the world and knows so much about this club -- it's so embedded into him -- it means so much to fans, so I hope that at some point Giggsy does take over.