David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville visit their Class of 92 mentor as he battles dementia

The coach of Manchester United's legendary Class of
92 has been visited by some of the famous players he
helped develop as he battles dementia.
Eric Harrison, who coached the likes of Ryan Giggs,
David Beckham , Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the
Neville brothers as part of the FA Youth Cup winning
side of 1992, was diagnosed with dementia earlier this
year.
He was visited by United and England legends
Beckham, Scholes and Gary Neville in the summer
and the Alzheimer's Society society shared pictures
of the trio with their former mentor.
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Eric's daughter Vicky revealed how the visit -
organised by his grandson Joe - came about.
"My dad still has all the players' numbers in his phone
and, unbeknown to me, Joe contacted a few of them.
Within a week, they had all come round.' she said.
"It was funny, the lads said they still almost felt on
edge when they were around him," Joe added.
Vicky also spoke of the affect the illness has had on
her father's life.
"One of the saddest things is that he has lost interest
in watching football," she said.
"Until the dementia it was his life."
Eric spent 27 years at Old Trafford, mentoring a
number of high-profile youngsters, which included
Mark Huhges, Wes Brown and David Platt, as well as
the Class of 92.

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