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David Beckham team AC Milan hope to overturn a 3-2 deficit and send Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.

Beckham may not start the match but if he does play at Old Trafford it will be the first time since he left United for Real Madrid in 2003.

Beckham faces United a team boosted by the return to form of Wayne Rooney, Beckham received a hero’s welcome on his arrival at Manchester airport on Tuesday, however it is unsure whether Beckam would start in this prestigious match.

Sir Alex Ferguson said he will be there and the one thing you have to be aware of is his delivery of the ball, which is fantastic. That is the threat. There are a lot of threats in their team of course, but we are well aware of David’s.

It would indeed be special for Beckam to have the opportunity to play against his old club Manchester United.

He said he would always be a Manchester fan and this was perhaps the first time in his life that he wanted them to lose.

Well we’ll know this time tommorow.

Milan are starting with a 2-3 deficit and will have to be at their best to defeat Manchester Uited at Old Trafford.

Financially troubled Portsmouth have made a request to the English Premier League for permission to sell players outside the transfer window.

The club has confirmed: “We have put in a request to the Premier League to sell players outside the transfer window.”

There is currently two transfer windows per year in England, commencing 1 January to 31 January and also from 1 June to 31 August.

The Pompey Club, who are believed to be about £60m in debt, have not identified any specific players for sale.

Portsmouth are eight points from safety in the top flight and their players have been paid late on four occasions this season.

Guus Hiddink has been appointed Turkey’s new manager when his contract with Russia expires on 30 June.

He will be stepping down from the Russia post after failing to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa.

He has agreed to a twoyear deal with Turkey with the option of two more and will take control from 1 August.

Guus Hiddink has also managed Real Madrid, Chelsea, as well as National teams such as South Korea, Netherlands and Australia.

The Turkish Football Federation met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam on (Tuesday) and agreed on a deal of four years, of which two years will be optional.

It had been rumoured that Mr Hiddink was a potential successor to Shaibu Amodu, the Nigerian coach who was sacked earlier this month .