Berbatov set for United exit

DIMITAR BERBATOV looks certain to discover within the next couple of weeks whether he has any future at Manchester United.

Although the Bulgarian and his representatives have repeatedly stressed he has no desire to leave the club, his prospects of remaining at Old Trafford have never looked bleaker. Not only was the 30-year-old left out of Ferguson’s Champions League squad at Wembley, the man who took his place, Michael Owen, remained on the bench throughout the 90 minutes even when United were desperately in need of a goal to exert some pressure on Barcelona.

So, if Berbatov finds himself not only behind Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez in the striking pecking order, but also a player Ferguson opted not to call on in a crisis, and whose own Red Devils future is under a major cloud, it is hard to see how the former Spurs man can have any meaningful role.