Despite Rooney’s turbulent tenure at Birmingham, where he was recently sacked after a brief stint, Berbatov sees the 38-year-old as a potential future manager for Manchester United. NEWSLETTERS ...

United’s team, managed by Bryan Robson and featuring the likes of Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Dimitar Berbatov and Rooney, went on to lose 5-4 on penalties in front of a 33,000-strong crowd ...

The first goal of the contest came after a terrific passing sequence between Wayne Rooney, Berbatov and Anderson, a Brazilian international who finished it off with an easy tap-in past Union goalk ...

Watching England coach Fabio Capello must have been delighted at Rooney's contribution, although how he must wish he could call on Anderson and Dimitar Berbatov, the instigators of United's first ...

Berbatov finally joined his current club at the beginning of the 2008 season. At the time, the Red Devils had an extremely powerful strike force with Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and FIFA World Player ...