Patrice Evra is delighted Manchester United teammate Dimitar Berbatov is now winning plaudits.

The fullback heaped praise on the rejuvenated hitman. "Dimitar has had a hard time here. It has never been easy but he has worked very hard," said Evra. "He deserves this because everyone knows Dimitar Berbatov has a big talent. Against Liverpool he showed he has the power. He has everything to be the best striker here. I am really happy for him.

"He scores a lot of goals like that in training. He can do many things. I hope and wish that he will carry on doing that for the rest of the season."