He's a former professional athlete, and a man who looks like he looks after himself (to say the least).

But a spirited 16-year-old Brooklyn Beckham couldn't help but take on famous dad David in a wrestling match yesterday evening. 

 

Just a normal Sunday in the Beckham household .. Master Brooklyn trying to take on 40 year old dad and losing again #dontmesswithdad #nexttimeson @brooklynbeckham

A photo posted by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on Oct 18, 2015 at 4:25am PDT

The 40-year-old even posted a snap to his Instagram account where he boasted that he'd beaten his eldest son "again".

"Just a normal Sunday in the Beckham household," he began. "Master Brooklyn trying to take on 40 year old dad and losing again."

Mr Beckham also included a series of hashtags, including #dontmesswithdad #nexttimeson.

 

In your dreams dad @davidbeckham

A photo posted by Brooklyn Beckham (@brooklynbeckham) on Oct 18, 2015 at 4:33am PDT

Still, Brooklyn wasn't about to take the slight lying down. In fact, he retaliated with his own snap which showed him in a more victorious pose.

"In your dreams, dad," he playfully captioned the snap. 

Though if fan-reaction is anything to go by, David is definitely the winner today: his picture notched up 850,000 likes of approval on Instagram versus Brooklyn's 525,000.