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David Beckham hopes Ryan Giggs will be Manchester United's next manager.

Giggs had four games as United boss at the end of the 2013/14 season after David Moyes was sacked.

And he stayed at the club following Louis van Gaal's appointment to work as the Dutchman's assistant after retiring as a player.

Van Gaal's contract is due to expire in 2017. And Beckham has backed his former team-mate Giggs as the perfect man for the job.

Beckham said: "To be a player who has represented one club through his career, that doesn't happen anymore. For a player to have represented his club and his country the way he has and now.

"At some point, he will hopefully become United manager in the future."

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