DAVID Beckham and a host of footie legends were in Glasgow today to pay their respects at the funeral of Sir Alex Ferguson’s late wife.

Lady Cathy’s service was held at St Andrew’s Cathedral in the heart of the city this morning.

David Beckham and Gary Neville pay their respects to the late Cathy Ferguson

Friends and family gathered to say goodbye to Sir Alex Ferguson’s wife

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was also at the Glasgow ceremony

Sir Alex’s wife tragically died aged 84

Brendan Rodgers hugs David Beckham outside the cathedral

Sir Alex talks to the priest ahead of the ceremony on Clyde Street

Ms Ferguson’s coffin was taken into the Glasgow church

Sir Alex paid tribute to his beloved Cathy this morning

Football stars gathered ahead of the service at 11am

Kenny Dalglish was among mourners at the funeral

Edith Bowman also showed up to say goodbye

She passed away earlier this month aged 84, leaving the football world in mourning.

Beckham, 48, was joined by fellow Manchester United heroes including Darren Fletcher, 39, Gary Neville, 48, Nicky Butt, 48, Michael Carrick, 42, Ji Sung Park, 42, Bryan Robson, 66, and Steve Bruce, 62.

Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish, 72, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers, 50, and ex-Rangers assistant Archie Knox, 76, were also at the service.

Sir Alex followed his late wife’s coffin out of the cathedral before shaking his hands with Canon Andrew McKenzie who conducted the service.

Outside Beckham mingled with other mourners on the pavement opposite the River Clyde.

While others waited in a police vehicle keeping an eye on things, two officers watched from across the street.

The former England captain chatted outdoors for almost ten minutes before being scooped up by a Mercedes with blacked-out windows, to the shock of onlookers.

James Mortimer and Willie Haughey, two local businessmen, also attended the funeral.

When Sir Alex, now 81, was just 23 and playing for Dunfermline Athletic in 1964, he first met Cathy. Soon after, in 1966, just before he joined the Rangers, they got married.

In his autobiography, Sir Alex wrote: “I had the good fortune to meet a wonderful girl who has been my rock for almost 50 years.”

The couple have three sons – Mark, born in 1968, and twin boys Darren, manager at Peterborough United, and Jason, a football agent, born in 1972. They also have 12 grandchildren.