Berbatov’s first goals

Apologies for failing to maintain this blog on a consistent basis over the past weeks. Since then, Man Utd have finally captured Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov from the Spurs. It may prove to be the last piece of the jigsaw of Sir Alex’s star-studded squad. With his first four matches gone, Berbatov failed to impress the Man Utd faithful by missing numerous chances and failing to net a goal. Despite this, he layed a major role by assisting Tevez in the goal scored at Anfield.

Fans were doubting the yield of the £30.75 million investment in the goal-machine which needed to be oiled after being frozen on the Tottenham bench. Understandable is the fact that the lack of pre-season at Man Utd for Dimitar did not help him to settle perfectly. Tuesday’s match against Danish underdog opponents Aalborg was Berbatov’s fifth in the Red shirt as he paired Rooney in the Man Utd strikeforce. During the course of the game, especially in the early parts, Berbatov missed a couple of chances, some of which had a higher probability of going in rather than being missed. It looked like it was going to be another goalless 90 minutes for the Bulgarian.

Ten minutes after half-time, the Bulgarian opened his goal-scoring account with Man Utd. His goal came after an unforgettable mistake by Augustinussen, which Berbatov duly converted on the half-volley. With the Man Utd fans cheering for the new star, it was 24 minutes later that he earned himself the second goal. Much more work was involved in this converted chance, which is undoubtedly more beautiful than the first goal. Ronaldo supplied the cross and Dimitar scissor-kicked the ball on the half-volley: a shot which Aalborg goalkeeper Zaza couldn’t save. Thus it is two goals under Berbatov’s name, probably with much more to come in the future.

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