Go on then, could generate some good discussion.
Cristiano, while having a less artistic and more direct style, is certainly up there.
There were times when Nanis shoes just seemed to be glued.
Giggs, when I saw him at the beginning of the century, impressed me a lot in that apsect.
Same goes for Scholes.
Laurent Blanc certainly was a godess despite his faults.
Ok, that's five, but still.
I think the misconception with Berbatovs first touch skills is a mixture of perception and expectation. He's a 1.89m tall guy from the fromer eastern block. You kinda await a new Jancker or Crouch. What you see is an unusual tall but certainly technical gifted player with some "flair". That's the part about expectation: the low expecation raises the perception of the actual skills. It's somewhat the same with Ibrahimovic sometimes.
I'm not denying the qualities of these players, but it certainly has something to do with the fact that you expect that from dutch (better first touch than Berbatov? I give you Robben), italian, brazilian, argentinian, spanish or french players who are below 1.80 and then see these skills executed by someone much taller with a name that would be incredibly short without vocals.
Apart from that, most people outside of Manchester will remember Berbatov as the lazy guy who gave away chances at will. Loved him, but you know what I mean.