‘Proper villain story!’ – Man City fans react as Carlos Tevez reveals brutal way he told Sir Alex Ferguson he was leaving Man United

Carlos Tevez has spoken about the moment he told Sir Alex Ferguson that he was leaving Manchester United for cross-town rivals Manchester City.

Tevez originally moved to England to join West Ham in €14.6m deal from Corinthians alongside Javier Mascherano, spending a year with the Hammers before being sent on a two-year loan to Manchester United.

The Reds paid big to secure the forward’s signature, paying a €12.7m loan fee for him to get him ahead of the competition.

It had been expected Manchester United would make his move a permanent one in 2009 but that did not happen, with him instead returning to West Ham before joining the Reds rivals Manchester City in a €29m deal in July 2009.

In a recent interview, Tevez explained why and how he left United.

“I was on loan at United. Ferguson told me that they were going to buy me, then he brought Berbatov and he didn’t put me in the league,” Tevez said, via Roy Nemer.

“The day before the Champions League final vs. Barcelona, I told him I was going to Manchester City.”

United lost that final 2-0 to Barcelona, with Tevez coming off the bench in the second half. After the match, he wasted no time.

“I had more or less agreed with the Sheikh that after the game, I would take a private plane, go with my family to Abu Dhabi to meet him, and to settle the contract with City. It was like a dagger for him [Alex Ferguson].”

These Tevez’s comments shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

@Reyna6MCFC: “He rejected United what a guy.”

@SHMCFC21: “Then they lost”

@rodney_wawire: “He made the right choice”

@walter_walper: “Berbatov was a third rate player compared to Tevez. Ferguson has been put into the god category but he often made big mistakes, like any other manager”

@MCFCNacho: “Now we’re the biggest club in Manchester. He made the right choice. Legend.”

@_416slim: “Carlos was one of the best strikers I’ve ever seen at City Sergio is good but man was phenomenal.”

@dingleloos: “Tevez, easily one of the top3 players mcfc have had.”

@STxN: “Proper villain story! Without Carlos’ signing — there’s no banner, hate for United, noisy neighbours & what City is today.”