More names are being confirmed for the upcoming Celtic Legends trip to Old Trafford to face their Manchester United counterparts.
On September 7th, thousands will be at the famous stadium to see a Bhoys side take on the Red Devils with all proceeds going to charity.
Class of ’92 icons Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt have already been announced as part of Bryan Robson’s squad and now iconic striker Dimitar Berbatov is involved.
The Bulgarian is excited to be facing Celtic. He’ll be going up against some old opponents and friends, including former Bhoys midfielder Stiliyan Petrov.
Paul Lambert will be taking charge of the Hoops, although the full line-up in green and white has yet to be announced.
Dimitar Berbatov on the upcoming clash against Celtic
Speaking to his old club’s official website, Berbatov said: “It’s going to be great, because I’m seeing old team-mates from United, then I see my team-mates from the national team as well and players that I’ve played against.
“Like with Stan, we played together in the national team, but then we are playing against each other in the Premier League.
“So it’s always good to be back with the boys, have some banter, play some football, enjoy it and in the process just raise money for a good cause.
“I know what it means, because I have my own foundation for 16 years, supporting talented kids in Bulgaria and trying to show them the right way, the right way to success, hopefully.
“With United, it’s obviously a much bigger scale, a much bigger name, and it’s good that we former players can have the chance to work and support the Foundation, raising money for all the different things that the Foundation is doing and just enjoying doing it while we play football.”
Berbatov played two competitive matches in his career against the Bhoys. Both came in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stages.
He scored twice in a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford before playing 45 minutes of the 1-1 draw at Celtic Park.
The Bulgarian legend also lined up against the Bhoys in a Canadian pre-season friendly in 2010 with the English side running out 3-1 winners.