Becks orders paint job for Brooklyn's bike

David Beckham bought son Brooklyn a new bike for Christmas but insisted it was painted Manchester United red.

He and wife Victoria picked the £80 bike at a shop in Manchester but they didn't like the yellow colour.

The England captain asked the shop owner to paint the bike red instead.

"It's perfect - but can you paint it United's colours instead?" said Beckham, before asking for Brooklyn lettering on the frame in black and silver, alongside the figure 7, for the footballer's shirt number.

Mike Doolan, who owns the shop in Middleton, Manchester said: "I couldn't believe it when the Beckhams pulled up in a Mercedes.

"They were looking for a bike for Brooklyn and I showed them the yellow JCB Junior.

"They really liked it but didn't think the colour suited the son of a Red Devil. So I arranged for the bike to be professionally sprayed red. They also wanted it customised with Brooklyn's name and the number 7."

The JCB bike is made by the firm famed for its huge trucks and mechanical diggers.

Mike, 40, who runs Middleton Cycles, Greater Manchester, added: "The paint job was no bother because the Beckhams were so nice. We were just making sure a little boy got what he wanted for Christmas."

Doting dad Becks added one final touch - paying £3.50 for a Thunderbirds bell attached to the handle bars.