Arsenal set to help Beckham

David Beckham is set to train with Arsenal during the Los Angeles Galaxy's close season. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger revealed there is "a good chance" the former England captain will use the club's London Colney training ground to maintain his fitness.

"We will help him to get fit and prepare for the season," Wenger told BBC Radio Five Live. "There's a good chance that he will come in January, but it's not decided."

Beckham will need to prove his fitness if he is to be named in Fabio Capello's first England squad for the February 6th friendly against Switzerland at Wembley.

The 32-year-old's last game for the Galaxy was a friendly against the Wellington Hurricanes in New Zealand at the start of December.

The midfielder needs one more international appearance to reach a landmark 100 caps and London Colney is within an easy commute from Beckham's Hertfordshire home. "He has 99 caps and I hope he will get 100, if not 100 then 120," said Wenger. "At his age, he needs to keep fit." However, the Frenchman dismissed suggestions Beckham could feature for Arsenal in the new year.

Meanwhile, Juande Ramos will attempt to succeed where other Tottenham bosses have failed as he looks to mastermind a first win over rivals Arsenal this century.

Spurs have not beaten their neighbours since the days of David Ginola in 1999 - and the manager back then was Arsenal legend George Graham.

Former manager Martin Jol was accused of failing against top-four teams and the new head coach gets a chance today at the Emirates Stadium to prove that his side do not wilt against bigger clubs.

Since taking over from Jol, Ramos has beaten fourth-placed Manchester City twice but their recent record against the traditional heavyweights is woeful.

"I don't think it is a psychological issue against Arsenal at all," said Ramos. His reign is 11 games old and he has suffered defeat only once, but the Spaniard feels his side cannot be judged at the moment because of the injuries at White Hart Lane.

He also has Didier Zokora suspended for his red card at Eastlands on Tuesday, while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was able to name a shadow squad against Blackburn on the same night.

"Arsenal have a huge squad, we're playing with the same players in all competitions because we have injury problems," Ramos said.

"There is a big difference in the league table but we are not as far behind as we were before. We're now in mid-table and little by little we'll close the gap, simply because we are getting results."