David Beckham has insisted he took no offence after Sir Alex Ferguson did not include him in a list of world-class players he managed at Manchester United.
Ferguson, in an extract published from his latest book, "Leading," picked out Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Eric Cantona as the only four world-class players of his 26-year United tenure.
The omission of Beckham from the list came as a surprise to some, but not the former United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and England star himself.
And Beckham told the BBC the snub did not bother him.
"Not at all," he said. "I played for the greatest manager of all time. I was lucky to play with the players that I did and be successful with the club I love.
"I tend to agree with the manager because there are certain players that you can call world class and thankfully I played with many of them.
"I was proud as a Manchester United player that we were successful and I'm proud as a Manchester United player that we have the best players come to our team."
Beckham, who won the Premier League six times at Old Trafford, was twice placed second in the FIFA World Player of the Year votes (1999, 2001), and was named in FIFA's 100 greatest living players list in 2004.