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With the United boss set to splash the cash this summer - with Real Madrid forward,
But Law still believes the languid 29-year-old has the talent to prove his critics wrong.
"He's always had that laid back style, even when he was at Tottenham and that's what the fans admired him," he said. "But now he gets criticised for it.
"He had a very successful two years at Spurs where he looked a very exciting player. Everyone talks about the money he cost. I remember a manager saying to me - no matter how much you pay for a player, if he's better than what you've got then he's a good buy.
"I don't want to knock him. He hasn't come up to the standard he set at Spurs, but when he was there he looked an extremely good player."
Law was nicknamed The King by United fans after scoring 237 goals in 404 appearances. Berbatov has come nowhere near to reaching that standard, but Law revealed he suffered his own difficulties when playing in Italy with Torino before being signed by
"You can put it down to culture or the city," he said. "The difference for foreign players is it's not easy with the language and the culture.
"I had the same problem when I went to Italy. Fortunately the food was lovely and I liked the Italian accent.
"But it was lonely at night. During training and playing it was great, but in the evening you're in a foreign country with no family."
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Law hopes Berbatov doesn't turn out to be like another big-money flop, Juan Sebastien Veron.
"He looked an excellent player with Argentina and in Italy, but when he came to United he didn't do it," said the legendary Scotland striker. "He was a commanding player, yet when he came to United he wasn't."
Meanwhile, United have been linked with AC Milan forward
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