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As homecomings go, David Beckham’s return to the Home Depot Center on Sunday night to join the Galaxy for an exhibition game against AC Milan was the exact opposite of the Manny Ramirez lovefest that broke out at Dodger Stadium last week.

It started out nasty and took a turn toward ugly as the teams left the field at halftime of what would become a 2-2 draw against the team Beckham played for last season and hopes to play for again next season.

Incensed at remarks hurled at him by fans sitting in a corner of the stadium, Beckham approached them to urge them to calm down. One hurdled the barrier separating the stands from the end zone and was escorted away by security officers.

“One of them jumps over to shake my hand,” he said, “but maybe not.”

Definitely not.

“They were saying things that really weren’t very nice,” Beckham said. “There’s always going to be a certain reaction. The majority of fans here wanted to watch the game and the great players, and I think they enjoyed themselves.”

Beckham got some payback in the 64th minute, when he took a corner kick in front of his most virulent critics in the so-called “Riot Squad” and watched as teammate Bryan Jordan headed the ball home. He turned to the fans to share his glee, even if they wanted no part of it.

“I’m not disappointed because it doesn’t affect me,” he said of the boos. “At the end of the day you can’t be liked by everybody.”

Beckham was taken out in the 75th minute after a strong performance. He finally tipped the jeers/cheers meter in his favor but will be a polarizing figure as long as he’s here, an obligation that lasts through the MLS season.

This was supposed to be a friendly game, but the fans’ venom toward Beckham became the overriding story. Landon Donovan, restored to the captaincy he was forced to relinquish to Beckham in 2007, said he expected the story to change.

“If he keeps playing like that, I’m sure people are going to be behind him,” Donovan said.