Bulgarian Berba's uncle is an exorcist who advised the
striker not to sign up for the Red Devils.
The £30.75million buy from Tottenham said: "He is a
priest and exorcist back home in Bulgaria - a powerful man who
drives out demons and bad spirits.
"When I moved to United he had a problem with their
nickname.
"As a godly man, he does not like the name Red
Devils."
But now the same uncle has come to be thankful that
Berbatov ditched White Hart Lane for Old Trafford.
The Bulgaria superstar - who today faces his old club
at the ground where he became a hero - explained: "He has told me
that his church has grown a lot bigger. People are football crazy
in Bulgaria and if his church is ]more full as I now play for
Manchester United, then that is great.
"It doesn't matter what gets them to church as long as
they get there to learn from him."
Family loyalties run thick through Berbatov's veins.
Believe it or not, he finally decided to walk out on Spurs after a
long talk amongst the cabbages and potatoes on his grandfather's
allotment.
Behind all the fame and fortune as he leads the United
front line in pursuit of a fourth straight Premier League title, he
claims to be a simple, home-loving boy who owes everything to his
mother and grandparents.
Berbatov, 28, said: "I credit my success to my mother.
Her prayers and support are everything to me.
"I know all she does for me and I know nothing I do can
ever pay back the amount of support she has given me.
"My grandparents are very important too, my grandfather
is a very wise man and a great man to talk to.
"When I am home in the summer I will go to his
allotment and help him dig, then we will take the fresh produce
home to my grandmother and she will make the most wonderful
food.
"The allotment has been the place for some great chats
and it was there where we talked about me moving to a club where I
could win major trophies and I asked him what he thought about
Manchester United."
Berbatov is looking forward to the return to Spurs.
He added: "I enjoyed my time there and the fans were
very good to me. But when you hear a club like Manchester United
are interested and you have the chance to play in the Champions
League, it is impossible to say no.
"I have ambitions and at my age it was the right time
to try and achieve those."
