LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham says he's happy with a supersub role for England.

"Everyone wants to start for England, but at the end of the day, everyone also wants to play for England," said Beckham.

"Substitutes can be very important. We saw that [at Manchester United] in [the] 1999 [Champions League final] with Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"Sometimes substitutes come on and can help secure a game, or change a game.

"I was happy with getting on and happy with the assist.

"It is what I have done for my whole career, and if I get a chance there are players like Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey or Peter Crouch to get on the end of it."

Beckham declared: "If I start, then I start. If I don't, then I am part of the team - a good team which is going forwards."