Berbatov was unable to play any part in United’s 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrew’s on Saturday as they failed to achieve the victory which would have taken them above Chelsea.
Instead Sir Alex Ferguson gave a debut to summer signing Mame Biram Diouf who came on as a second half substitute.
Ferguson said: “Dimitar wanted to play with it but we felt we should try to get it (the knee) sorted and get him fit again.
“He may have to have an exploratory operation.”
United needed an own goal from City defender Scott Dann to collect a point after Cameron Jerome had given the home side an undeserved half-time lead against the run of play.
absolutely brilliantly
Darren Fletcher was sent-off late on for a second bookable offence and Ferguson thought a point was satisfactory in the circumstances.
Ferguson said: “Birmingham is a difficult place to go and they are playing very well. It is not a bad point.
“We were down to 10 men for the last part of the game but in the first half we played absolutely brilliantly and dominated the match.
“It was a travesty to go in at half-time 1-0 down after they scored with their first attack.
“It was a sickener but it’s important not to let your head go down. We kept battling away and deserved a point.
“We spoke about remaining patient at half-time because 45 minutes is a long time.
“We’ve won so many games late on so we shouldn’t worry about being 1-0 down. We’ve faced that situation many times.”
“He may have to have an exploratory operation” – Sir Alex Ferguson
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