Source: Telegraph
Has Manchester City's Carlos Tévez proved Sir Alex Ferguson wrong?
Manchester United had first option to buy Tévez last summer but the manager did not see paying the £25m needed to turn his loan spell at the club in to a permanent deal as good value. [LNB]With the Argentine similar in character and technique to Wayne Rooney, United's undisputed first choice striker, it seemed a prudent move on the part of Ferguson though recent financial reports coming out of Old Trafford suggest that the decision not to shell out on Tévez might not have been purely in his hands anyway. [LNB] Related ArticlesMancini hails Tevez's supreme skillManchester City 4 Blackburn Rovers 1Man United owners take £23m out of clubPremier League tableTransfer TalkSport on televisionHowever, with his side struggling to make up for the goals lost with Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid, what would Ferguson give now to be able to call on a striker in as prolific form as Tévez currently is. [LNB]At United Tévez was used mainly as an impact substitute something that caused Tévez to seek an alternative employer after a bitter falling out with Ferguson but at Manchester City he starts when fit and is rarely in danger of being taken off. [LNB]Is it this sense of certainty and extended playing time that has allowed Tévez to find his form? Would he have plundered the same ratio of goals in a United shirt had he been given more opportunity? [LNB]Or has Tévez's eye-catching run of goals simply come at a time when City have faced limited opposition like Blackburn who afforded him time and space to add to his season's goal tally? [LNB]-- Have your say below...[LNB]
