Dimitar Berbatov will get his first chance to taste Champions League football in six years against Danish side Aalborg on September 30, but his returned to the competition has been marred by an outspoken attack from former England and Tottenham manager Terry Venables.

Berbatov is likely to start for Manchester United, with Alex Ferguson wary of the battling Danish underdogs, who halted Scottish champions Celtic in the first round of matches in the group stage. United are expected to field their artillery tonight and go all guns blazing against the team perceived as the weakest opponent in their qualifying group.

United's 30.75 million pound sterling Bulgarian signing is yet to score his first goal after three outing for the Red Devils. Ferguson, however, has said that he was happy with his new striker and that he was satisfied with the work rate and vision of the Bulgarian. Berbatov himself has said that he relishes such clashes and is not afraid of the pressure.

“The most important thing is to enjoy myself, help the team win ­trophies and entertain the fans," he said, as quoted by the Daily Express tabloid.

“If I do that, like I did at Tottenham, I don’t feel there will be a problem. I know I may be in the last phase of my career but I am at the biggest club in the world and here I can ­develop in the way I want to,” Berbatov said.

Having missed the first Champions League game through injury, Berbatov is giving Ferguson a headache of the good kind - a selection dilemma. With four top strikers in his squad, Ferguson could be forgiven for racking his head until kickoff as to what formation to chose on the day.

Berbatov might be paired with Wayne Rooney or with Carlos Tevez, but also with Christiano Ronaldo, despite the signs that the Portuguese winger and Berbatov did not communicate all too well on the pitch against Bolton in the last league game against Bolton at the weekend.

Meanwhile, Terry Venables, the former Tottenham manager, has lashed out at Berbatov in the British media. In a show of frustration, Venables has accused the Bulgarian of destroying the Spurs team spirit, of being ungrateful, egoistic and an opportunist.

Berbatov's "dream" to move to United had a "poisonous" effect on everyone at White Hart Lane. His reluctance and arrogance towards his former teammates at Tottenham whilst still at the club, had a devastating impact on the club and is a major factor for the dreadful start of the season for Spurs.

"Berbatov kept telling us he had 'a dream'. Well, good for you Dimi. You had a dream with a few extra noughts added to your bank balance," Venables told The Sun newspaper.

"But did Spurs have a dream too? You got your way but your poisonous presence at the start of the season - the brooding and the reluctance to play - has cost the club that believed in you," a fuming Venables was quoted by the Press Association.

Venables, who turned down Newcastle United's offer to take over as interim manager last week, went on to say that Tottenham's biggest blunder was letting Robbie Keane go, after Berbatov had "betrayed" the club without having assured the services of Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin.

Dimitar Berbatov has already dismissed media reports that he moved to United in search of better pay, revealing that Manchester City offered him a superior deal on transfer deadline day. Instead, he insisted, he simply wanted to play in the Champions League and for the "biggest team in the world".