Tevez hits out over Fergie jibe

MANCHESTER City striker Carlos Tevez appears to have no intention of apologising to Sir Alex Ferguson for holding a banner mocking the Manchester United manager.

Tevez displayed a sign bearing the words 'RIP Fergie' during the open–top bus parade through Manchester to celebrate City's Barclays Premier League title win on Monday.

The placard, passed to Tevez by a fan, is thought to have been a reference to a remark by Ferguson three years ago when asked if United would ever be underdogs against City.

"Not in my lifetime," said the Scot.

City were quick to apologise, and Tevez himself expressed regret in a statement.

But back in his native Argentina, the 28–year–old said: "It seems like Ferguson is the president of England. Every time he speaks badly about a player or says terrible things about me, nobody says that he has to apologise.

"But when someone comes out with a joke or banter, you have to say sorry — but I don't say sorry."



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