London: Daniel Sturridge scored a hat-trick for his sixth goal in the past four Premier League matches on Sunday as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham.
After Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 33rd-minute lead with a header at Craven Cottage, Sturridge scored in the 36th, 62nd and 85th minutes to extend Liverpool's unbeaten run to six games.
Sturridge latched on to Philippe Coutinho's deflected pass to score his first, before beating goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer to make it 2-1. He rounded off the win near the end with a clever chip over the Australian international.
Fulham's final home game of the season ended with boos from the crowd after they watched their team extend their losing run to five games. Liverpool stayed seventh, while Fulham dropped to 15th....
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10:52 PM, May 12, 2013
The Bulgarian striker, who scored 46 goals for Tottenham from 2006-08, declined to celebrate after finding the net in the 52nd minute with a mis-hit shot that flew past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. ...
10:56 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Berbatov's crisp volley gave Fulham a 1-0 victory over Stoke in a rare moment of quality in a drab Premier League match. ...
08:49 PM, Feb 23, 2013
London: Dimitar Berbatov has ended his four-year spell at Manchester United by joining fellow Premier League team Fulham. The former Bulgaria striker signed a two-year deal Friday to be reunited with Martin Jol, who was the striker's coach when both were at Tottenham in 2006 and '07. The transfer fee was undisclosed, with British media saying Berbatov will cost Fulham 4 million pounds ($6.35 million). Berbatov, who joined United for...
08:54 PM, Aug 31, 2012
London: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is close to joining Fulham along with Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson, the London club said on Thursday. Former Bulgarian international Berbatov was expected to move to Fiorentina but the Serie A team said he failed to turn up for a scheduled meeting in Italy on Wednesday. "Berbatov is finishing his medical and if everything is good he will be one of our players," coach...
09:18 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Manchester: Striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Manchester United because he feels he has fallen out of favour with manager Alex Ferguson. "My time at Manchester United is running out," the 31-year-old Bulgarian told bTV on Sunday. "I no longer feel like a valuable part of this team." The Premier League club took up an extra year's option on the former Bulgaria captain's contract in March despite him slipping down...
09:46 PM, May 21, 2012
Bilbao, Spain: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted that record signing Dimitar Berbatov could leave the club at the end of the season. The Bulgarian finished as the Premier League's topscorer last season, but has struggled for first-team football this term, making just 10 league appearances. Given his age, the 31-year-old may wish to leave in order to ensure playing time, with opportunities limited at Old Trafford. The striker...
11:51 AM, Mar 15, 2012
In 2008 Berbatov made the exact same trip that Sheringham made 11 years earlier. ...
04:54 PM, Jan 23, 2009
However, the Bulgarian striker has scored just four Premier League goals. ...
01:56 AM, Jan 17, 2009
