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'It would have been my goal because I’m older!': Ryan Giggs jokes he'd have claimed free-kick he took at the SAME TIME as David Beckham but admits infamous joint strike was an 'accident'

Ryan Giggs and David Beckham standing over a free-kick would have put fear into most opposition teams.

Aston Villa were faced with that sight in August 2001 but the Manchester United duo produced something no opposition could have anticipated.

Both Giggs and Beckham took a run up with one of them expected to either fake a shot or run over the ball. But instead, each player struck the ball at exactly the same time.

Ryan Giggs and David Beckham were both standing over the Manchester United free-kick

Ryan Giggs and David Beckham were both standing over the Manchester United free-kick

Both players ended up shooting and appeared to make contact with the ball at the same time

It was almost the perfect routine with the effort flying towards the top corner, only to be saved by former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.