Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United Boss, seeing the ability of winning games on his own compared Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov with legend Eric Cantona.
What supports Ferguson’s point more is that in European competitions, the 28-year old striker trumps the iconic Frenchman when it comes to goal scoring record.
Critics have claimed that Cantona in his 16 appearances, during his stint in between 1993 and 1997, scored just five goals. This was unexpected from someone, who was unstoppable in domestic level. For them, it was disappointing that he was not able to carry his League form onto the European stage.
Ferguson is hoping that Berbatov perks up his record of 32 goals in 57 appearances during the game against Inter on Wednesday.
The reason for the manager to compare Berbatov with Cantona is his striking capabilities. In the previous week, the Bulgarian scored his 13th goal for United against Newcastle. It was the fourth occasion since Christmas that he recorded a winner.
Stating in front of the Daily Express, Ferguson said, ‘Of his overall tally, 4-5 Berbatov goals have allowed us to win important fixtures. I feel that like Cantona, he also scores some important goals for the club.’
‘Berba has been coming along nicely into the game and is well into the double figures now when it comes to goal scoring. If he keeps on scoring important goals like the one he had at Newcastle, we are bound to sustain the winning form and will get the quintuple, which is our primary aim this season.’
