A 17-year-old Beckham, fresh from helping the Reds lift the FA Youth Cup just four months earlier as part of the Class of ‘92, entered the fray as a substitute in a League Cup second-round tie away to Brighton & Hove Albion.
It would be the start of an illustrious, trophy-filled Old Trafford career on the professional scene that saw him become a dominant contributor to one of the most successful periods in United's history.
Between that day and his transfer to Real Madrid in 2003, the winger made 394 appearances for the Reds and forged himself a legendary status at his boyhood club, creating memories and moments to savour aplenty.