Dimitar Berbatov explains why Man Utd ace Anthony Martial made him think 'What the f***'
DIMITAR BERBATOV has revealed the advice he gave Manchester United forward Anthony Martial at Monaco when the two played together as well as his reaction to first seeing the Frenchman.
Berbatov told The Athletic: “I went into the first training session at Monaco and saw Bernardo Silva, Martial, James Rodriguez, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Yannick Carrasco.
“These young guys were flying around me and I was thinking, ‘What the f***? Am I too old or are these guys too good?’
“Martial had something special and he’s developed.”
Berbatov also explained how he would give advice to Martial when he played in defence in training.
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He added: “I often played in defence in training; it helped me understand the defenders well.
“Martial would come towards with me the ball. Sometimes he hesitated, he didn’t want to take me on because he thought I was going to take his ball.
“The self-belief was not there and he needed to be more confident.
“I would say, ‘Anto, you are so quick, you can go past me. Don’t be afraid to do that to every player because you are so quick.’”
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