Alex Ferguson is curious as to how Arsenal managed the double last year, so he decides on a visit to London to see how Arsene Wenger coaches his team. 

After a day he is not really impressed by the training practices, so he asks Wenger how he gets his players so sharp.

“Well it is simple. I sometimes ask my players a difficult question, and that way they stay really sharp mentally” Of course Fergie wants an example, so Wenger asks Bergkamp to come over to the touchline.

Arsene asks: “Dennis - he is not your brother, but still he is your fathers son,. Who is he?”

“That is not difficult”, Dennis answers immediately, “Of course, that is me”.

“You see? That’s the way you keep them sharp”. Wenger says to Fergie.

Ferguson, who wants to win the double also, decides to bring this practice into Manchester United’s training the next day. he calls David Beckham over to the touchline.

“David, I have a question for you”, he says, “He is not your brother, but still he is your father’s son, who is he?” “Bleedin’ ‘ell”, the Spice boy replies, “That is a tough one to answer, can I sleep on that one night, and why have you asked me this question anyway?”

Fergie explains it has to do with some continental coaching trick and agrees with the one night postponement. So that night Beckham decide to call Jaap Stam. He has played on the continent, perhaps he knows something about these continental coaching methods. “Jaap, maybe you know the answer to this question: - he is not your brother, but still he is your father’s son. Who is he? “That’s easy, it’s me!”, says Jaap Stam.

So the next day David walks full of confidence up to Ferguson. 

Fergie asks: “David, do you know the answer to my question now?”.

“Yes it was actually quite easy”, he says, “It’s Jaap Stam”.

Fergie shakes his head, and answers: “No, you stupid git, it’s Dennis Bergkamp”.