David Beckham and Paul Scholes combined to great effect to help a Great Britain and Ireland side earn a 3-1 win over a Rest of the World XI in the Match for Children in aid of Unicef at a sodden Old Trafford.
The illustrious former Manchester United team-mates seemed on the same wavelength once more as skipper Beckham delivered a perfect cross for Scholes to head home and break the deadlock, before the pair linked up again in the second half to tee up Michael Owen to double their side's lead.
The Rest of the World pulled one back almost instantly through Dwight Yorke, but a mistake from the Rest of the World goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw allowed Owen to grab his second to seal the victory in front of a sell-out 75,381 crowd.
Sir Alex Ferguson returned to the Old Trafford dugout to take charge of the Great Britain & Ireland XI, which saw captain Beckham joined by Manchester United heroes Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Darren Fletcher and Phil Neville - while John Terry partnered Jamie Carragher in central defence.
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