Giggs signed a new one-year contract extension yesterday that will keep him at Old Trafford until he is 36.

Already the most decorated player in the English game, Giggs could claim his 11th Premier League title this term, and will have a chance to land a third Carling Cup when United tackle Tottenham at Wembley on March 1.

Last week Giggs scored with a right-footed shot that was the main topic of conversation at Bulgaria training ahead of their draw with Switzerland in Geneva.

And Berbatov is in no doubt the former Wales skipper deserves the kind of lasting accolade only currently reserved for Sir Matt Busby and the legendary 'Holy Trinity' of George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton at the Theatre of Dreams.

"When I went back for the international, all my team-mates said, 'What a goal, what a finish, what a player'," Berbatov told MUTV.

"I said, 'I know, I train and play with him every day'.

"You can imagine what people say about Ryan Giggs. He has achieved so much. The goal he scored showed his quality when the team needed it.

"I am not the one to speak about him really, Sir Alex and the others know him very well. But how long has he been here? Nearly 20 years. That speaks for itself. He is one of the greatest players and some day they will put a statue of him outside the stadium."