Dimitar Berbatov should almost have foreseen his forced exit from the club in the summer of 2009, as Carlos Tevez' huffy departure was triggered by the Bulgarian's arrival. Almost in a chain of forced exits, the Argentinian would go on to state that his decision to sign for cross-city rivals Man City following the expiration of his two-year loan deal at Old Trafford was due to the club signing the Bulgarian the previous summer.
''I did not feel supported after they signed Berbatov because I was the man for the job he was bought to do. Ferguson told me not to be worried about Berbatov's arrival, but I did not like it when he started to put me on the bench often. I gave my life for the Manchester United shirt. Last year, I was the second top-scorer after Cristiano. We won two titles and being shut out like this was something that I could not understand. In my second year, after the match against Liverpool, the coach started to overlook me.'' - Carlos Tevez, June 2009.
A popular figure with the Red Devils support, the Argentinian destroyed any semblance of relationship he might have had with the Old Trafford faithful by moving to the blue half of the city, subjecting his former employers to a few lashes of his venomous tongue along the way. Stating that Sir Alex Ferguson was 'an old man who doesn't like me', Tevez claimed the he felt unwanted and unappreciated despite his best efforts, shoved into the shadows in favour of the club's record signing from Spurs.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
