David Beckham is sure Manchester United will not fade away and go decades without a Premier League trophy as their great rivals Liverpool have done.

Ten years after Beckham left Old Trafford, United enhanced their standing as the most successful team in England when they lifted their 20th title, moving them two ahead of foes Liverpool in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season in charge.

United have struggled ever since, with David Moyes leading the club to seventh place before Louis van Gaal steadied the ship and took the Red Devils back into the Champions League.

Liverpool threatened to move level with United the season after Ferguson left, but Steven Gerrard's untimely slip went a long way to ensuring the title went to Manchester City in 2014.

The once-dominant Merseyside club have now gone 25 years without lifting the biggest trophy in the domestic arena. Some pundits are predicting a similarly fallow period for United, but Beckham is optimistic about the future at Old Trafford.

"I can't see that happening to Manchester United,'' Beckham said when asked if the club could go through such a barren patch as Liverpool have done. "I never think that we will not be in contention for winning trophies because there is too much history, there is too much embedded into this club to let it just slip away like that.''