"It will be nice to play at Old Trafford so soon after moving."A fourth booking in six Euro 2004 appearances would mean Beckham missing the Turkey game in Istanbul on 11 October as a result of his second ban of the competition. Although the England coach refused to confirm as much ­ "I prefer not to answer that question" ­ Beckham had the confident air of a man who knows he will be involved. "Obviously there is a certain amount of risk but I want to play," Beckham said. He had evidently already been asked a similar question by Eriksson, given the same answer and been told that he would be playing. A yellow card in this evening's Euro 2004 qualifier would mean England's captain would miss the crucial group decider in Turkey next month.

Beckham, who swapped Manchester for Madrid in the summer, insists it will not happen. Asked by a journalist if he could guarantee that he would behave in exemplary fashion and not react if an opponent kicked him, riled him or even pulled his famous ponytail, Beckham replied with an emphatic "Yes". David Beckham will make a swift return to the Old Trafford pitch tonight after promising Sven Goran Eriksson he will not be booked against Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein hope their historic night will not simply be a case of seeing those odds justified.. Mario Frick, who plays in Italy with Ternana, and Thomas Beck, a nippy technician who is nicknamed "Liechtenstein's Michael Owen", will be the most dangerous.England are 1-100 favourites with the bookies to win, record odds for an international match.

The spearhead in attack, Fabio d'Elia, will receive support from three players, all nominally strikers, who will try to supply him. Martin Stocklasa, a midfielder with an eye for goal, will play in front of them with a brief to get forward when he can. "I don't think there will be any changes [for the England game] after that."So the goalkeeper, Peter Jehle, who plays for Grasshoppers in Switzerland, will have the chance to secure a second clean sheet of the year following Liechtenstein's 1-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in April.Daniel Hasler and Michael Stocklasa will be the linchpins in defence. (He is also the coach at FC Vaduz, the principality's biggest club, for whom the majority of the national side play.)"I was very satisfied with my players that we conceded only three goals against such a good team as Turkey," Hormann said. The actual conversion of any one of those chances would equate to glory, no matter how many goals England score.Walter Hormann, whose first competitive match as Liechtenstein's coach ended in a 3-0 defeat to Turkey on Saturday, has already seen signs of promise in his international team.