Dimitar Berbatov is loving life in Manchester. Not only is he
delighted at the fact that he plays for a club he regards as the
biggest in the world, but he prefers life in a city that is
one of the wettest in England.
"People talk about the north and the south but I don't make
comparisons like that, I am just interested in my football," he
told MUTV.
"People say it is not sunny here and it rains all the time but
that doesn't bother me. I like it the way it is. In fact, I like it
better here."
The player, accused by his former employers, North London outfit
Tottenham Hotspur of disloyalty, went on to admit that he never
really liked the English capital anyway, and prefers life in the
"more peaceful" north of the country.
"I am not a guy who looks for places with a lot of people and
traffic. London was crazy anyway, so I used to live out of
town.
"Here it is more peaceful. But the city is secondary to the team
I play for. Now I play for the biggest team in the world, so it
doesn't matter where I live. I am very happy and things are going
well.
"My dream was to come here, now I can see how the biggest stars
are working and I can compare and measure myself against the
best."
In addition to relishing his change of geography, Berbatov is
also enjoying the serious and professional atmosphere at Old
Trafford, where hard work is the order of the day, although the
squad do share the odd joke too.
"I come into work and enjoy training, then I go home but I just
want to go to bed and then start training again," the
Bulgarian added.
"I enjoy sharing jokes. But when we work, it is serious. We have
very important games ahead of us and we need to prepare for
them."