The price was fright for Berbatov

DIMITAR BERBATOV admits his huge price tag has been a millstone around his neck.

Only now are Manchester United seeing the best of the Bulgarian - two years after his £30.75million move from Spurs.

Berbatov has seven goals in six games this season.

The 29-year-old admitted: "You try not to think about it but sometimes you just can't help it. You start thinking, 'It's a lot of money and what's going to happen if you don't prove good enough for that amount of money or you don't score enough goals?'

"They're always going through my mind and sometimes it can be bad for your concentration and your skills because it distracts you.You start to underestimate your skill which is not good because I know what I can do.

"But every player has periods like this and the main thing is to stay strong because you are going to have dark moments.

"In the end I just say, 'Relax, play. You're playing for the biggest club in the world' - nobody can say anything else."

Owen Hargreaves set for comeback

ALEX FERGUSON has hinted Owen Hargreaves could soon be back in the first team reckoning at Manchester United.

The injury-plagued England midfielder has played just one minute of football in the last two years.

He has struggled with a persistant knee problem and was thought to have suffered a setback earlier this year.

But Ferguson has revealed Hargreaves is back in training and looking to build his fitness ahead of a potential return.

The United boss said: "He trained yesterday with the first team and looked very good.

"I was surprised actually how good he was looking. It's an extra string to our bow.

"Bringing him in at this time, after being out for so long, obviously we'll have to monitor him and see how he's going to progress in the next few weeks.

"But it's good to see him back.

"Because he's been out for so long you have to see whether there's going to be a relapse.

"That's the first thing on our mind at the moment but having watched him in training yesterday if he continues that way he's going to give me another selection problem, no question about that."

Ferguson has also confirmed Michael Carrick is on the road to recovery after having an injection in his Achilles.

The Scot added: "Michael started training last week. He had that injection on his Achilles to settle it down.

"It was nothing serious, just one of those niggling little problems you can get with your Achilles, particularly at the start of the season when grounds are firm. But he's fine, he's started training."