Beckham can return as well, says Neville

Phil Neville insisted he never gave up hope of earning an England recall and believes out-of-favour David Beckham will have the same mentality.

Neville is in line to play his first competitive international since the Euro 2004 finals in the opening qualifier for the 2008 tournament, against Andorra at Old Trafford on Saturday.

It will be the first time the Everton player has tasted action for his country since the friendly international against Colombia in New York in May 2005.

But Neville was adamant he would never retire from international football and used the fact he was snubbed by former manager Sven-Göran Eriksson for the World Cup finals this summer as a driving force to take into the new domestic season.