United already had a plethora of fabulous strikers -namely Cristiano
Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tévez- but paid £30.75 million to Tottenham
Hotspur for a player who is a class on his own and widely tipped to be the
ultimate piece of the jigsaw.
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov remained four years at Old Trafford, playing 149
matches, scoring 56 goals and winning two Premier League, one Football League
Cup, two Community Shields and one FIFA Cup World Cup.
His best season was 2010/11, when Berbatov was named in the PFA Team of
the Year and achieved the Premier League Golden Boot (jointly with Manchester
City’s Carlos Tévez) after scoring 20 goals, including an astonishing 5-goal
exhibition on 27th November 2010 in the 7-1 demolition of Blackburn Rovers at
Old Trafford.
His lowest moment came when was Berbatov was omitted from the 2010/11 Champions
League final team, as devastating as it must had been for a player of his
caliber, Berbatov never complained in public. This is still considered one of
Sir Alex Ferguson’s most shocking decisions, an omission considered as unfair
by many pundits, which was the beginning of the end for the Bulgarian classy
player.
Following the arrival of Robin van Persie, it became obvious that
Berbatov would have virtually no chance to play regularly for Manchester
United, so he joined Fulham in a reported £5 million fee. Berbatov has quickly
settled at Craven Cottage and is now a pivotal member of Martin Jol’s squad.
Possibly due to his languish style of play, some fans tend to think that
Berbatov was a selfish player during his spell at Old Trafford. They couldn’t
be more wrong. Regardless he was on the pitch, on the bench or even on the
stands, the Blagoevgrad-born striker always showed his commitment towards the
club, teammates, manager, staff and fans.
Not a massive success, not a flop by any means, Berbatov contributed to
the success of Manchester United despite not being given a big deal of minutes and
always was what you expect from a professional, behaving properly, taking care
of himself and being a loyal servant.
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