David Beckham has admitted he will find it difficult to completely shut out his emotions when AC Milan face his old club Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday (AC Milan 8/5 draw 11/5 Man United 7/5 Champions League – match betting).

The 34-year-old England midfielder, who won Europe’s elite club competition with United in 1999, comes up against his former employers in a competitive game for the first time since leaving them in 2003 when the sides meet in the last 16 at the San Siro.

The World Cup hopeful (8/1 First and Last Goalscorer) has said for all his emotional ties to the Premier League champions that Milan must come first in a game of huge importance.

He told the Sunday Times: “Obviously there will be emotions but I don’t think it will be a problem. I’ve played in many big games.”

Beckham, who is likely to start on the bench in Italy, added: “There has been so much talk about me going back to Manchester United in the second leg, because it will be my first time playing for a club there in seven years. But this tie is not just about me playing against United, it’s about AC Milan. It’s about two great clubs coming together, and that’s what makes it such a big game, for the teams, for the fans.”

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