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Dimitar Berbatov isn’t the first striker to swap White Hart Lane for Old Trafford. More than a decade earlier, Teddy Sheringham made the very same move and ended up a Treble winner. Now retired after hanging up his boots at the end of the 2007/08 season, Sheringham runs the rule over the Reds’ Bulgarian ace, exclusively for ManUtd.com…

I’m a big, big fan of Dimitar Berbatov. In fact, I think he’s a player like no other. He goes around the pitch at his own pace but then all of a sudden he’ll put on a burst of pace and leave his man for dead.

Tottenham fans will remember a goal he scored against Charlton a few years ago when he flicked the ball around a defender and peeled off around the other side before collecting it again and poking it into the far corner. It was exquisite.

He does things you don’t expect and that’s what makes him so exciting. He also brings other players into the game and he’s very clever on the ball. I really enjoy watching him.

That said, I can understand how he could frustrate some supporters. Some people want to see a bit more enthusiasm from him, but that’s just how he plays football. Personally, I love it.

I’m not sure what sort of reception he’ll get from Spurs fans on Saturday. I think they all realised he was going to leave the club – I think everybody involved in football knew that was coming – but I think a lot of Spurs fans were disappointed with the manner in which he left.

The whole saga just seemed to drag on and on and that left a sour taste in some people’s mouths. I hope a lot of Spurs fans will remember what he did in a Tottenham shirt.