Dimitar Berbatov has revealed one member of his family was dead against him joining Manchester United.

Berba's uncle is an exorcist who advised the striker not to sign up for the Red Devils.

The £30.75million buy from Tottenham told The Sun: "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."