England
captain David Beckham said he would return to Manchester United if
he ever leaves Real Madrid.
Beckham left United in July 2003
after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson and has been linked with
a return to London if he decided to move back to England.
"If I ever leave I would go back
to United and work with Sir Alex again, definitely," he told the
Daily Mirror.
"Manchester United were the club
that I grew up with and felt that I would always be there my whole
career."
However, Beckham insisted he was
happy at Real, and said he still had plenty to prove in Spain.
"I have been here for a year and a
half and I have not played my best football in the past few
months," he said.
"But I am happy. I am playing
with some of the best players in the world and I want to win the
top prizes like the Spanish league and the Champions League."
Meanwhile, Beckham said he
would fight for his international place amid pressure from
Manchester City's rising star Shaun Wright-Phillips.
"He deserves his chance because
of the way he has been playing and I am genuinely pleased to see
him doing so well," he said.
"People ask me if I'm worried
about him. I'm not worried because I am proud of the England
team and I want the best for it.
"I'm the captain. It's in my
interests to have the best players in the team as well.
"I am not a jealous person
and I am pleased for young kids coming through. We are talking
about team-mates of mine.
"Shaun is a threat to me
because he plays in the same position, but we can also play in
other positions.
"I believe I will still be in
the England team in 2006. I believe I will be England captain
for that World Cup."
