Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists his new £30 million striker Dimitar Berbatov is no sulk.

Sir Alex said: "I have spoken to a lot of people about Dimitar and I don't know why he has that reputation for sulking. It's a load of rubbish.

"They tell me he is very quiet. Maybe he doesn't like being left on the bench. But that's good. In that sense he is like Eric Cantona but the thing to do is make sure you are not on the bench.

"Dimitar has an aura about him and a quiet arrogance that tells you he is very assured about himself.

"He gives us a different threat in the air which we haven't had since Teddy Sheringham and Dwight Yorke and, before that, Cantona. We have not had centre-forward who is a really good header of the ball for a long time.

"He also has a composure about him and a calmness in the last third of the field where he can pick the right pass."