Victoria Beckham has heavily criticised former England manager Glenn Hoddle for failing to protect her husband David after his infamous red card at the 1998 World Cup.

Victoria, speaking during Netflix's new documentary series Beckham, claims Hoddle 'wasn't a man' after England's penalty-shootout defeat by Argentina, as he appeared to blame the midfielder for his side's World Cup exit.

The Three Lions icon lashed out at Argentina's Diego Simeone, who by his own admission went down softly in the 47th minute, and forced England to play with  10 men for the remainder of the last-16 clash after being given his marching orders.

Upon arriving back in England, David was met with extreme backlash from fans and media, who vilified and abused the star during the subsequent season.

The documentary reveals how he was spat at in the streets, booed consistently at Manchester United matches and even sent death threats.

Hoddle fuelled the storm with his comments after the match, insisting that the sending-off changed the game and that David will have to learn from his mistake after letting his side down.

During the documentary, Victoria said: 'Glenn Hoddle didn't come out and try to protect him. And how old was David, 23? 

'You're a kid at 23. Glenn Hoddle was a man. I wouldn't say a man actually, he was an older person.'

Opening up on the emotionally challenging time, David said: 'I wish there was a pill you could take to erase certain memories.

'I felt very vulnerable and alone. There was this horrible paparazzi guy (when I returned to England) and he said: "How do you feel about letting your country down? You're a disgrace".

'I find it hard to talk about it because I can't. What I went through was so extreme. The whole country hated me.' 

Victoria added: 'He was really depressed, absolutely clinically depressed. It pained me so much. I still want to kill these people.'

The former Red Devils and Real Madrid star admitted that both Sir Alex Ferguson and Victoria were instrumental in helping him through the incredibly challenging year.

'It was such an emotionally draining season,' Beckham said. 'I wouldn't have got through it if I wasn't at a club like Manchester United. But Victoria was the biggest reason I got through that time.'