Beckham plays big part in Milan victory

DAVID Beckham played for 76 effective minutes to help AC Milan beat Genoa 5-2 and rise to second in the Serie A.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Jan 2010, 23:37 BST

Updated 6th Jan 2010, 23:41 BST

Beckham made up the right side of an attacking trio with Marco Borriello and Ronaldinho, and went close to scoring in the first half, but his long-range shot hit the side netting. Penalties from Ronaldinho and Klaas Jan Huntelaar, a brace by Borriello and an opportunist strike by Thiago Silva gave Milan the win.

David Beckham AC Milan