David Beckham hopes 1999 Treble documentary can inspire Man United out of their malaise - as Gary Neville urges Erik ten Hag's men to 'shock the world' in the FA Cup final against Man City

David Beckham and Gary Neville dream nan caller documentary detailing Manchester United's historical 1999 Treble triumph will animate nan existent squad. 

The duo were portion of Sir Alex Ferguson's squad that claimed nan Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, while United's existent harvest beryllium eighth successful nan top-flight connected an 11-year tally without a convention title. 

'In each honesty, I deliberation that anyone that watches this documentary and has a relationship to United, that they’ll beryllium inspired by it,' Beckham told BBC Radio 5 Live astatine nan premiere of Amazon Prime's '99'. 

'It’s been a difficult clip for nan squad complete nan past fewer years now but it was ever going to be.

'When we were arsenic successful arsenic we were for nan magnitude of years location was ever going to beryllium this time.

'Now, we consciousness it’s astir apt gone connected for a small spot excessively agelong but it will mean thing to these homegrown lads without a uncertainty because nan homegrown lads really talk astir that infinitesimal successful clip truthful we dream it inspires them.'

Ten Hag's broadside are coming disconnected nan backmost of different miserable showing, having been routed 4-0 by Crystal Palace astatine Selhurst Park connected Monday night. 

The consequence was their 13th conclusion of nan convention run - a grounds for nan nine successful Premier League history - and it fuelled much speculation complete nan early of their Dutch manager. 

Neville, who opened up connected a caller question and reply he conducted pinch nan United boss, said Ten Hag remains amazingly assured contempt his precarious position. The erstwhile defender was besides sympathised pinch nan existent players, fixed nan lofty expectations astatine Old Trafford. 

'At nan infinitesimal it’s really difficult,' he said. 'It mustn’t beryllium easy for them having this history rammed down their throats and, to beryllium fair, rather a fewer of america are connected tv and we’re talking astir nan squad regularly truthful I tin understand why that would beryllium uncomfortable.

'I would dream that say, for instance, successful 3 weeks erstwhile Manchester United play nan FA Cup last against City, they spot that arsenic an opportunity to daze this state and astir apt nan world by beating City successful a final.

'It was an FA Cup that Sir Alex Ferguson won successful 1990 that started disconnected this successful play that we were portion of. Why can’t this FA Cup against Manchester City?"

'We tin look astatine nan results complete nan past fewer months, nan consequence against Crystal Palace and we tin consciousness really down astir it. Or we tin look astatine nan FA Cup last and deliberation "could this beryllium nan commencement of thing typical wherever nan assurance breeds from that moment". 

'I sat down pinch Erik 10 Hag past week and I person to opportunity that he's an highly assured man for personification who is nether utmost pressure.'

According to The Telegraph, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to entrust 3 directors to make a determination connected whether United will portion ways pinch Ten Hag this summer. 

They study interim main executive Jean-Claude Blanc, who took complete from Richard Arnold, will play a large domiciled successful providing incoming CEO Omar Berrada pinch 'more eyes and ears connected nan ground' and is besides a 'trusted sound who tin connection master insight.' 

Newly appointed method director, Jason Wilcox, will subordinate nan brace arsenic portion of that advisory group and nan outlet claims he will besides beryllium a 'key' fig successful deciding Ten Hag's suitability for nan position.

Newcastle sporting head Dan Ashworth is yet to arrive, but appears to beryllium increasing person to a move to Old Trafford and is group to return nan Magpies to a tribunal complete a settlement, fixed location has been nary statement complete compensation to extremity his farming leave.   

Ten Hag's would-be executioners will judge him connected 'his wide approach, narration pinch nan dressing room and nan credentials and readiness for imaginable replacements.'

When measured against these 4 areas, nan determination will beryllium made by nan quartet complete whether he will beryllium successful complaint adjacent season.

The narration pinch nan dressing room successful peculiar is an area presently nether nan microscope. As Mail Sport, his authority wrong nan dressing room is being eroded - though he is apt to enactment successful complaint for nan remaining Premier League games and nan FA Cup final.