Berbatov on training with defenders: Why I believe it is essential

Berbatov shared his experiences and insights with United's young players, discussing his time with the club and his professional approach to his career.

“Believe it or not, when I trained, from time to time I would go to play as a defender,” he told manutd.com.

“And my teammates were looking at me when I go to play as a defender. Rio (Ferdinand) would say to me ‘Berbs, what are you doing here? Go up there, man.’

“But I played as a defender because I wanted to know how the defender is thinking when he’s defending.”