Manchester United and Trinidad & Tobago legend Dwight Yorke is anticipating a tough fight against Bermuda as he tries to steer his country back on course for World Cup qualification.

Things have not gone according to plan for the 1998-99 Champions League winner in the first two matches of the final stage of World Cup qualifying, with Trinidad picking up one point from a possible six after drawing 0-0 against Curaçao and losing 2-0 to Jamaica.

Yorke, who played at the biggest football competition in the world when Trinidad made it to Germany in 2006, is on a mission to get three points at Flora Duffy Stadium.

“Bermuda is renowned to be dogged,” Yorke told The Royal Gazette.

“Certainly, they have the home advantage and we know that we need to be at our best to overcome them.

“We expect a tough, competitive game. Obviously, at home, the onus is on them to really get three points, which will hopefully make it an exciting game for both sets of teams.

“We have a lot of respect for Bermuda and we’re not going to take them for granted. But we are here to get three points and to get back into the group.

“This is the first step to get back to where we want to be but we know that Bermuda will obviously cause us a little bit of drama.”

Yorke is hopeful that the positive mindset he has introduced in his short time in charge will help his team.

“We need have those right mindsets and attitudes,” Yorke said.

“Bermuda are capable of creating problems for us, so we've got to be aware of that, but ultimately, it’s about us, what we do and how we prevent Bermuda from scoring.

“In the ten months that I’ve taken the team, we have always tried to build on when I first came in here.

“Now we’re at that critical stage where my team is now competitive and able to compete at all levels. We expect it to be a physical clash between these two teams.

“For me, it’s all about my players’ attitude and their mindset coming into the game.”

With 12 points to play for, Yorke is determined to collect everything on offer, with two of their final four matches in the group coming against Bermuda, the weakest team in the group.

“Obviously, the first two games haven't gone our way, as we probably thought we would have loved it to,” the Trinidad coach said.

“But it's behind us now and we’re focused on the game in hand, which is against Bermuda.

“We are also trying to create history again in terms of qualifying. Our campaign hasn't gone off the way we would have loved but we've got four games ahead of us and Bermuda on two of those occasions.

“We felt that during the first two games, we probably deserved a little bit more based on what the data shows about our performance and what our eye tells us.

“We’ve got 12 points to play for, starting against Bermuda. We can then tick that box and look forward to the next game so step by step, that's exactly the mindset and the approach that we have to have.

“One match doesn’t define the outcome of this group, so we’ve got to make sure that we put ourselves in position to get more points on the board.”

Yorke was scheduled to play an international friendly in Bermuda in June 2001, but fell out with coach Rene Simoes ahead of that fixture, which Trinidad won 5-0.

But some Bermuda fans might recall seeing a young Kobi Henry playing football as a youngster when he lived on these shores with his parents.

The Florida-born defender spent part of his childhood on island and is back for the first time since with Trinidad, although he has little memory of his time here.

“I was very young and I was just here for a year when my parents were working here,” Henry said.

“I went to St George’s Prep and I don't remember too much, but it’s a beautiful place and this was actually the first place I ever played football.

“It’s just cool seeing everywhere and trying to have some memories from the past. I'm really proud to represent Trinidad and we're going to compete tomorrow.”