Fergie fury at Tevez

Source: The Nation Newspaper Published:Monday, January 25th, 2010

SIR Alex Ferguson has ignited a new Carlos Tevez storm by insisting the Manchester City star should be banned from Wednesday's Carling Cup semi-final showdown at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United manager is adamant Tevez should have been sent off in City's 2-1 first leg triumph over their bitter rivals at Eastlands.

Referee Mike Dean did not even caution the Argentine match-winner for an X-rated lunge on United defender Wes Brown.

But Fergie fumed: "Tevez should have been sent off, really. Have you seen that tackle? He went right over the ball. But he didn't even get booked."

A red card would have meant an automatic three-match ban for the former United striker, who has been at the centre of controversy ever since the two sides were drawn to play each other in the semi-final.

First United skipper Gary Neville accused Tevez of not being worth £25million and insisted Fergie was right to let him join City in the summer.

Tevez hit back by taunting both Fergie and Neville on the pitch after his two goals clinched City's win and then branded the defender "stupid" and "a bootlicker."

Fergie's outburst comes just days after the FA reminded both sides of their responsibilities on the pitch in a bid to prevent crowd trouble in the return leg.

But Fergie blasted the FA for sticking their nose in, adding: "Is that the FA's domain? It is the League Cup. Bloody hell, what next?

"Tevez should have been sent off, really. Other than that, nothing happened in the game.

"It was competitive but there were no confrontations on the pitch, nothing."

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