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\n\t\tDavid Beckham was jealous watching Arsenal on Wednesday evening (Picture: CBS)<\/p>\n

David Beckham<\/a> was left ruing Manchester United<\/a>\u2019s transfer business as he watched Arsenal<\/a> in action against PSG<\/a> in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

United\u2019s transfer dealings in recent times has left much to be desired, with many incomings at Old Trafford proving to be an expensive mistake.<\/p>\n

Mason Mount, for example, has scored just two Premier League goals since his \u00a355million switch from Chelsea<\/a>, while \u00a372m recruit Rasmus Hojlund could well leave the club this summer at a huge loss.<\/a><\/p>\n

During that time, the Red Devils have also lost out on several big targets, and Beckham was painfully reminded of that fact as he watched Declan Rice in action in the Champions League semi-final.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s so consistent. I love watching players score great free-kicks,\u2019 Beckham said on CBS, referencing the Arsenal midfielder\u2019s two superb free-kicks against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

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\u2018There were a couple of comparisons so I messaged him just to say congratulations.\u2019<\/p>\n

When Rice left West Ham in the summer of 2023, a host of Premier League clubs, including United and Manchester City, were queueing up to try and sign the dynamic midfielder.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tDeclan Rice starred in Arsenal\u2019s run to the Champions League final (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n

Beckham admitted he tried to best to lure Rice to United over a video call before the midfielder made his decision to move to north London.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve spoken with him through James Corden,\u2019 the former England captain revealed.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think they were in a Chinese restaurant in London and they facetimed me to say \u2018Declan is obviously leaving West Ham and he\u2019s a bit undecided whether it should be Arsenal or Manchester United. <\/p>\n

\u2018I was like \u2018let me speak to him\u2019, but he obviously didn\u2019t listen!\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tBeckham tried to convince Rice to join Manchester United (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n

While Rice has enjoyed a superb individual season at Arsenal, it will be another campaign without silverware for the Gunners after they were knocked out of Europe by PSG.<\/p>\n

Reflecting after the defeat, though, the Englishman vowed that his team would come back stronger next season in pursuit of the club\u2019s first major trophy since 2020.<\/p>\n

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\u2018In life in general, sometimes you have to lose a few in order to win and you have to overcome some of these setbacks to mentally grow as a person, as a player and as a group,\u2019 he told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re going through that stage at the minute after a few losses in terms of losing out on the league and coming close in the Champions League in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re growing as a team, as people, but we need to keep pushing and keep believing. This is why we play this sport, there are going to be setbacks along the way.<\/p>\n

\u2018PSG have obviously gone through tonight, we\u2019re absolutely gutted but this isn\u2019t going to define us for sure. <\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re going to be back and when we get our players back who have been out for a very long time, we are going to be a much stronger outfit so we\u2019ve got to keep going.\u2019<\/p>\n

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