Dimitar Berbatov says he played like Franco Baresi, Paulo Maldini and Franz Beckenbauer all rolled into one when he once had to play at centre-back for Manchester United.
The Bulgarian forward used to train in defence at times to learn more about how defenders saw the game – and how to get the better of them.
Once, in a League Cup clash with Leeds, United had used all three substitutions when young defender Zeki Fryers went off injured, so Berbatov filled in at the back.
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"First of all it was not five minutes, it was like half an hour maybe!