Dimitar Berbatov scored four times in a crazy Premier League clash at White Hart Lane, where Tottenham edged Reading to the points 6-4 in a thriller.
The visitors held the lead three times in the second half after goals from Kalifa Cisse, Ivar Ingimarsson and a double from Dave Kitson.But Berbatov's strikes were the difference, with Steed Malbranque and Jermain Defoe grabbing the others.Both sides went into the clash with a reputation for thrilling matches - and this dramatic topsy-turvy match was up there with Reading's 7-4 defeat against Portsmouth.Reading's team bus was held up in traffic and their squad had to be phoned through - but there was no delay in the action when play got under way.The opener came in the seventh minute from a move started by Malbranque playing through Robbie Keane down the right flank.
Juande Ramos has asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to do everything possible to keep Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane after the striker's four-goal haul against Reading. 'He made a great contribution against Reading. Magnificent,' said the Spurs head coach. 'He is a very valuable player for us. But I cannot assure that he is going to stay at the club because the chairman has to decide that. 'The chairman knows I want Berbatov to stay. If it was up to me we would not lose him but there are different circumstances and factors that we have to take into account such as the player's opinion and feelings.
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