PaulMcGrath column
Manchester United need a star like Dimitar Berbatov
Aug 19 2008
I WASN’T overly impressed with Manchester United but it shows the enormity of having Ronaldo in the team.
I know they want Berbatov, who was on the bench with Spurs, so I think United will be upping the offer slightly because they definitely need someone.
Berbatov says he can do the same sort of job as Eric Cantona and I believe he could. He is that sort of player.
He is probably a bit lazier than Cantona, who put a bit more effort into his game.
But he has definitely got the skill and the temperament Cantona had
and he can do things with a ball. He has been magnificent for Spurs and he would be great for Manchester United.
They were lacking firepower on Sunday. When you think they were at home it should have been a better start but Newcastle kept plugging away and Martins gave them a good start.
I don’t think Sir Alex will be unduly worried. He has this resilience that he knows that they will come back.
Ronaldo will be a huge factor now. You don’t know how some of the crowd will react to him after this Real Madrid thing but I’m sure everyone is delighted he is staying.
I don’t think that they will give him any stick because they are frightened if they did he might just say ‘I’ll be off sooner than you think’.
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Helpful if you're to be a footballer I would have thought. What a silly article. Sorry in advance for posting it.