The weekend of the 27th and 28th of November in the Premiership will always be remembered for a record breaking number of goals, with every Premier League team scoring at least once, but there was one stand-out performance. Dimitar Berbatov has put his name alongside that of Andrew Cole, Alan Shearer and Jermain Defoe by scoring five goals in a Premiership fixture. The double hat-trick eluded the Bulgarian striker, but the damage had been done and Manchester United swept away Blackburn to move them to the top of the Premiership League Table and right on track for another Premier League title.

Dimitar Berbatov is often accused of blowing hot and cold but he was definitely red hot on Saturday and showed just why Manchester United shelled out £30 million for him. He was clinical in front of goal, worked hard for the team and the goal that sealed his hat-trick was a thing of beauty. Berbatov started the move in his own half, sprayed the ball out wide and then ambled into the box to smash the ball into the back of the net. By the end of the 90 minutes Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson must have been sick of the sight of Berbatov bearing down on his net.

A top performance was desperately needed by Berbatov as his goals against Blackburn were the first since his hat-trick against Liverpool earlier in the season. The Old Trafford faithful will be hoping that Berbatov can continue where he left off against Blackburn and put in some more top performances that will help take the pressure off Wayne Rooney. This will certainly please his manager Sir Alex Ferguson and help United win back the Premiership title, even if it means that Chicharito has to warm the bench!

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