Dimitar Berbatov has given himself a fighting chance of staying at Manchester United following his impressive second-half display against former club Spurs.
Berbatov, who has failed to live up to his £30.75million fee in two disappointing seasons at United, produced an inspired 45-minute performance that could yet grant him a stay of execution.
In the absence of Wayne Rooney in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea and the 0-0 draw at Blackburn, Berbatov failed to step up to the plate. But against Spurs the 29-year-old showed the industry and attacking intent he will need to produce on a more regular basis if he is to stay at Old Trafford.
United boss Alex Ferguson said: “Dimitar played a great role but he’s a great player. It’s one of these things when you buy a player at this club for £30m – if he isn’t scoring three goals every week then he’s going to get criticised. It’s part of life here.”
United assistant boss Mike Phelan hinted Berbatov had been subjected to the infamous hairdryer treatment from Fergie at half-time after a lacklustre first-half. “All we ask from Berba is a little bit of something else that we haven’t seen for a while and we know he can do that,” said Phelan.
“We’ve seen him do it in the past and when he responds the right way, he’s a handful for anyone. In the second half in particular I thought he did very well up front.”
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