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Berbatov’s ultimate XI
- Updated: May 20, 2016
Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov picked his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club.
Berbatov, who opts for a 4-4-2 formation, rose to prominence in the Bayer Leverkusen side that reached the 2002 Champions League final, before moving to White Hart Lane in 2006.
After a dazzling two-year spell in north London, the former Bulgaria captain moved to Old Trafford in a then club record £30.75million deal.
He won two Premier League titles, the League Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in four seasons at the Theatre of Dreams before going on to play for Fulham, Monaco and current club PAOK.
But who features in his #One2Eleven? Read on to find out…
GOALKEEPER – Edwin van der Sar
Obviously, it has to be Van der Sar. He was always talking and socialising with people. We used to sit together on the bus and he was always trying to make me speak but, you know me, I don’t like to speak much! When the game would come he was always fully concentrated, he was unbelievable in commanding the defence. The best goalkeeper I’ve ever played with.
RIGHT-BACK – Gary Neville
He was the same as Van der Sar, he was always talking on the pitch. I will always remember the way he trained, it was unbelievable – a full professional.
I can remember him telling me that he could see young players coming through and that he had to train every day like he was 20 because they were catching up to him. He was right! He was a great professional and overall a great person. His statistics speak for themselves, he was great.
CENTRE-BACK – Nemanja Vidic
Vida was going through walls, he would literally go through walls for the fans and his team-mates. He had a face like a war hero! He was Serbian and I can speak the language so he was the closest person to me in the dressing room.
CENTRE-BACK – Rio Ferdinand
On the other side we had Rio. I have never seen a defender who tried not to tackle as much as he did, he was always trying to anticipate the game and read …
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