<P> Beckham then went to Preston North End on loan for part of the 1994--95 season to get some first team experience . He impressed, scoring two goals in five appearances, notably scoring directly from a corner kick . </P> <P> Beckham returned to Manchester and made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995, in a goalless draw against Leeds United . He played four times for United in the league that season, as they finished second behind Blackburn Rovers, missing out on a third successive Premier League title by a single point . He was not in the squad for the FA Cup final with Everton on 20 May, which United lost 1--0, leaving the club without a major trophy for the first time since 1989 . </P> <P> United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence in the club's young players . Beckham was part of a group of young talents Ferguson brought into United in the 1990s (known as "Fergie's Fledglings"), which included Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville . When experienced players Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, and Andrei Kanchelskis left the club after the end of the 1994--95 season, his decision to let youth team players replace them instead of buying star players from other clubs (United had been linked with moves for players including Darren Anderton, Marc Overmars and Roberto Baggio, but no major signings were made that summer), drew a great deal of criticism . The criticism increased when United started the season with a 3--1 defeat at Aston Villa, with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game . However, United recovered from this early season defeat and the young players performed well . </P> <P> Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right - sided midfielder (rather than a right - winger in the style of his predecessor Andrei Kanchelskis) and helped them to win the Premier League title and FA Cup double that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea and also providing the corner from which Eric Cantona scored in the FA Cup Final . Beckham's first title medal had, for a while, looked like it would not be coming that season, as United were still 10 points adrift of leaders Newcastle United at the turn of the new year, but Beckham and his teammates had overhauled the Tynesiders at the top of the league by mid March and they remained top until the end of the season . Despite playing regularly and to a consistently high standard for Manchester United, Beckham did not break into the England squad before Euro 1996 . </P>

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