WARNING: This is not a short read.
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has announced his retirement from international football, with immediate effect.
The Manchester United forward, aged 29, has an impressive record of 48 goals in 77 games for his national side, but has decided to call time on his international career for many “small and big reasons”, including his recent injury problems for United.
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes the reds need to make two major signings this Summer in order to compete at the top level next season.
The PFA Player of the Year wants a return to the treble winning side of 1999 which featured four top strikers. Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer combined to make history by winning the treble that year, and Rooney believes United need similar firepower if they’re going to challenge next year.
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The agent of Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has moved to quell the speculation linking the Bulgarian with a move away from Old Trafford this Summer.
Berbatov has divided opinion among United fans, with many questioning whether he has made a big enough impact on the squad following his 30.75 move from TOttenham Hotspur, but his agent believes the speculation comes from the media, not anybody close to the club.
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Manchester United captain Gary Neville has heaped praise on team mate Dimitar Berbatov for his contribution to United’s recent form.
While Wayne Rooney has been taking all the plaudits, Berbatov has been slowly but surely raising his game and becoming a vital cog in United’s attacking play.
Two goals against Bolton on Sunday followed an excellent performance against Wolves last week, and Neville believes this is down to Berbatov’s determination.
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Wayne Rooney expressed his delight last night after another masterful performance for Manchester United. The striker scored two goals in the 3-0 win over West Ham and dominated the game from the front.
With 27 goals already, Rooney is enjoying his most prolific season in a United shirt and is hoping his form continues to the end of the season. He did admit though that it’s frustrating being substituted when chasing a hat trick, but that he understands the manager’s reasons for doing so.
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Here are my 5 reasons why I believe Michael Owen was a poor signing. If you disagree, feel free to abuse me in the comments.
1. He isn’t playing enough
We were led to believe Owen would be used sparingly. His injury record over the last few years has made Louis Saha look like the Iron Man, so Sir Alex was expected to rest Owen’s aging legs as often as he could. The problem is he’s barely used at all. Since scoring a hat trick against Wolfsburg he’s found his way into the starting line up twice. That’s twice in 16 games. For a player Sir Alex expected would score 15 goals this season, he simply hasn’t been used enough.
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Manchester United are sweating over the fitness of Ryan Giggs and Dimitar Berbatov ahead of tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi final against Manchester City.
Berbatov – who may need surgery to a troublesome knee – limped off the pitch against Burnley on Saturday after scoring the opener in a 3-0 win, and faces a late fitness test to make tomorrow’s clash at Eastlands.
“I thought Dimitar had got a knock on the knee,” the United boss told manutd.com. “It turned out it was a dead leg. We are having a look at that at the moment.
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Manchester United striker Mame Miram Diouf was delighted to score on his home debut at old Trafford today and is hoping to feature more in Sir Alex Ferguson‘s team selections throughout the season.
The Senegalese striker came from Molde, the same Norwegian club that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came from, and Diouf emulated the United legend by scoring on his debut.
“It feels good to score in my first game here,” he told MUTV.
“I was nervous for the first two or three minutes but then you forget about all the people in the stands and you do your job.”
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Mame Biram Diouf gave us United fans hope today that he can be a good signing for us.
He celebrated his debut by scoring against Burnley after coming on as a late substitute and that can only be good news for the future.
Antonio Valencia had floated a long ball up towards him and he was able to head in past Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen to make the score 3-0 to United.
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