16 Feb 2010

Beckham comes up against Manchester United for first time since leaving

7:12 pm on 16 February 2010

The AC Milan midfielder David Beckham will put emotion to one side and focus on beating former club Manchester United in the last 16 of football's Champions League.

Beckham, who's 34, spent 12 years with United before joining Real Madrid in 2003 and hopes to play in tomorrow morning's first leg encounter at Old Trafford.

Beckham's United career ended amid reports that his relationship with manager Sir Alex Ferguson had become strained but Beckham dismisses his motivation to win has anything to do with Ferguson.