BECKS on a bender? York drinkers were stunned to see the football idol idling the night away in city nightspots. But this was not the man from Madrid, but his Scunthorpe double, Paul Mansley.

Being David's doppelganger must be a doddle. Or is it? Imagine the hairdressing bills. Consider the trauma Paul must have suffered when he saw Beckham in braids.

And the lookalike's shelf-life is short. What are the George Best clones doing today?

Mind you, there is one definite advantage for Paul. If he tires of the Scunthorpe drizzle, he can always relocate to sunny Spain.

Updated: 11:07 Friday, July 25, 2003