Dimitar Berbatov believes Wayne Rooney is a bigger talent that Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portugal international established himself as the best player in the world during his last three seasons at Manchester United, before moving to Real Madrid for a world record £80million.

This has transferred the spotlight onto Rooney as the Reds chase a fourth successive title, but Berbatov is of the opinion that the England star was always the more talented anyway.

"Wayne is the biggest talent in the Premier League," he told the News of the World. "We have lost a great player in Ronaldo, but even when he was at the club Wayne was still the biggest natural talent.

"He has much more to his game than Ronaldo. I wish Cristiano well, but he is our past now and Manchester United can become bigger and better without him."