Look who's Beck in town: One last hurrah for the maestro of Old Trafford

10 March 2010 00:05
He first arrived as a 13-year-old from Ridgeway Rovers in Leytonstone, a boy who'd worked part-time at Walthamstow dog track, who won a Bobby Charlton competition and spent a summer in Salford on trial. [LNB]He departed in 2003 as David Beckham, Manchester United superstar, England captain and global icon, the second most recognisable foreign name in Japan after Coca-Cola. [LNB]And last night Beckham came back, back to Old Trafford, back to the ground he said he never wanted to leave. Seven years. Some itch. [LNB] Over ear, David: Beckham's Milan team-mates give him a playful tweak during a break from training at Old Trafford on Tuesday night[LNB]He ran, he stretched in the northern cold, he pointed to the Stretford End. Beckham then trained energetically in the eight-man team that included Ronaldinho and Gennaro Gattuso. That detail suggested he will start this evening. But it is unconfirmed, as they say. [LNB] Red night to remember: Fergie calls on Man United to win from the frontEngland boost as United defender Brown is backed to return for finalsRooney ready to finish off AC Milan as Man United star eases injury fearsMANCHESTER UNITED FC

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