kata Berbatov.

Bagi Berbatov, bergabung dengan Manchester United merupakan pemenuhan impian masa kecilnya sebagai pemain dari kota kecil di Eropa Timur.

"It's not all about the money sometimes, though. I was like a horse with blinkers.

For me it was the right decision because going to the top of the mountain was my dream, especially when you come from Eastern Europe, from a small town, and no one's done it before you.

It was a great feeling," cetus Berbatov.

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Rivalitas berlanjut saat Carlos Tevez menolak kontrak permanen dari United dan menyeberang ke City.

Disusul keberhasilan City merekrut Sergio Aguero senilai 38 juta poundsterling dari Atletico Madrid akibat United mundur karena masalah harga.

Pada musim panas 2011, Ashley Young menjadi target rebutan berikutnya yang akhirnya sukses didatangkan United dari Aston Villa dengan nilai transfer 17 juta poundsterling.

"My agent called me and said: 'Listen, you're going into the last year of your contract, there are a few teams that are in for you,'" beber Young.

Ia mengungkapkan bahwa agennya sempat menyebut ketertarikan dari Liverpool serta pembicaraan yang sudah dilakukan dengan kubu Manchester City sebelum United mengajukan tawaran formal.

"He said Liverpool. We'd already spoken to [Manchester] City.

Then he said United had come in. And I said: 'When am I meeting Sir Alex?

Where's the pen?' There was no other place I wanted to go," tegas Young.

Faktor sejarah besar klub dan keberadaan para pemain bintang menjadi alasan utama Young memilih berlabuh ke Old Trafford saat itu.