Beckham: ‘I’m coming home’

David Beckham, the most photographed and talked about footballer on the planet, has said he will be ‘coming home’ when he faces Manchester United in an AC Milan shirt at Old Trafford tonight.

Beckham left Manchester United for Real Madrid in a £25 million transfer in 2003, and has never faced his former club in a competitive fixture at Old Trafford.

“I’m sure it will feel like coming home. United is where I grew up and it’s the club I’ve always supported and will continue to support,” said Beckham, according to a report in The Telegraph.

“Over the years, it hasn’t felt right coming back. There was something about going back to Old Trafford as an opposition player that just didn’t sit well with me. But now, seven years on, it feels right.”

United manager Alex Ferguson expects Beckham to be on the sub’s bench with the returning Pato starting in his place.