04 October 2023 , 12:27
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Jamie Carragher was left in stitches after finding an old interview with Sky Sports colleague Gary Neville, where he named his 'ideal dates'.
On the latest episode of Stick to Football, Carragher pulled out an old magazine from 1996 featuring the interview and decided to quiz David Beckham on what answers he thought his former Manchester United roommate gave.
"Who did he fancy in the room, besides you," Carragher joked after asking Beckham who Neville would have named as his 'ideal date' at the time. "I don't want to say the wrong thing," Beckham warily replied.
Neville then jokingly suggested his answer was 'Baby Spice' Emma Bunton, who was a member of the Spice Girls alongside Beckham's future wife Victoria at the time, leaving Carragher, Beckham, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott in hysterics.
Carragher then revealed Neville's actual answer, which was: "Like I say, I've got a girlfriend but Princess Diana, the girl out of Braveheart (actress Catherine McCormack) and Olivia Newton-John." Carragher continued: "The next question is 'So you're not a Pamela Anderson fan?' and you've said 'No, these models look alright but they do my head in.' What model have you ever spoke to?"
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"The thing is he can look at someone on telly like Victoria and go and actually marry them," responded Neville. "We were actually rooming together in Georgia when you first watched that video of Victoria, 'Say You'll Be There'."
In the same episode, Beckham also opened up about his departure from United in 2003. "When I was growing up I was a Manchester United fan, so all I ever wanted to do was play my whole career at United, but in all honesty, I now look back at it and think that decision that the manager made was the best one for Manchester United and me," he said.
"I went on to play for unbelievable clubs with unbelievable players, and experienced things. My life would be totally different [if I stayed]. I'd have still been living in Manchester, but I had the opportunity to go and play in Spain, learn a new language and culture.
"From there, move to America and have the opportunity to buy a team, then I went to Milan and ended my career in Paris. Culturally it's something that I loved, having the experience of playing abroad.
"When I was growing up, I had no intention of leaving Manchester United. But when It happened, it was probably the best thing that could have happened for my life, even though I didn't want it."