Bradford City look set to face the full force of Manchester United's multi-million pound attacking power at Valley Parade on Saturday.

England midfield star David Beckham is set to return after missing Tuesday's European Champions League draw at Valencia through suspension along with Welsh wing wizard Ryan Giggs who is fit again after a hamstring injury.

And if that is not enough to contend with, the Bantams are expected to have to combat the £19 million strike duo of Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole who were rested in Spain. Ferguson started the Valencia match with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham, with Yorke and Cole on the bench.

Manager Alex Ferguson usually rotates his strike force so Cole and Yorke are expected to start against City.

With so many top stars United are a huge attraction and City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has just one piece of advice to offer his club's supporters in the capacity 18,200 crowd - let's enjoy the match and the occasion.

He said: "The whole world believes Manchester United are going to win, but we are going to try to prove the whole world wrong.

"Every single player in their side is a household name and we are proud as a club to be staging the game.

"We are ready for the battles ahead. Let us keep our nerve and stay with it."

Richmond is also an admirer of Ferguson.

He said: "It is only by looking back that you can make judgements as who was the greatest ever, but I believe he is the greatest manager in the game today.

"He has been a brave manager. Yes, he has had a cheque book available when he has needed it, but all his signings have been shrewd ones and when he has spent money he has been spot-on.

"He has also been brave when he has brought his young crop of players through.

"They are a great club. There is Manchester United and then there are the rest."

All tickets for the match were sold at the beginning of September and Richmond is convinced that City could have sold 30,000.

"No one can prove that, but I sense we could have sold that number if they had been available," he said.

Cole and Yorke's dramatic appearance from the substitutes' bench led to City's 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Boxing Day after the Bantams appeared on course to snatch a point.

The match changed significantly as United managed to crack City's dogged defence, scoring four goals in the last 15 minutes.

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