Tevez did what others daren't

For so long, probably since Sir Alex Ferguson took over as manager of Manchester United a whole 25 years ago, players, officials, and coaches have been scared to mutter a bad word against them. Whether that's because they know that Sir Alex is a trained assassin and I don't, or just that they're worried he'll say something insulting back at them. Oooh how naughty! That's until now of course.

Carlos Tevez' unbelievable, and frankly brilliant rant about Gary Neville on Argentinian radio, for me, has set a new precedent. Neville gives out his fair share of chat, usually bulls***, and he's disliked by the entire population of Britain, bar a small section of Manchester of course. So it's about time a fellow player, and former teammate got stuck in to the guy.

For those of you that have been in hiding for the last few days, and have no idea what's been going on, I'll run you through the basics. Manchester City played their United counterparts in the Carling Cup semi-final on Tuesday and won 2-1. They were 1-0 down until Carlos Tevez turned the game around in the second half and snatched City a memorable victory. For his goal celebrations, Tevez firstly put his hands to his ears in a "I can't hear you" gesture which he later claimed was merely a copy of an Argentinian puppet from a kid's TV show, before signalling to Gary Neville to stop talking, which Neville had been doing a lot of in the build up to the match. Neville, whilst warming up on the sidelines, spat in Tevez' direction before appearing to stick up the 'v's' in the direction of the City celebrations.

Over the course of the next couple of days, Tevez called Neville a "moron" and a "boot-licker", before both managers and the police got involved. So it's quite a big deal right now, if only in Manchester. Tevez will be looking forward to the return leg at Old Trafford, I'M SURE.

So lets just take a moment to analyse the facts. Neville is a moron, and he is a complete boot-licker, so Tevez is right on two accounts there. Ferguson has told his squad that if anyone steps out of line "they are dead", perhaps indicating that he is a trained assassin afterall. And finally, if there was a bit of trouble between supporters on tuesday night, what are the odds on there being twice or even three times the amount come the second leg at OT next week? Carlos will do well to get out alive to be honest, especially if he scores the winner again.

As a neutral and an avid United hater, I was absolutely delighted to hear about Tevez' comments and couldn't stop grinning for an entire 2 hours. I'm hoping that in the future, we'll hear more of these kind of diatribes from players and coaches about United, because it's nothing more than they deserve. It's also about time that referees and officials stopped being such lightweights and giving in to Ferguson's demands of 7 minutes added time every single game, just so he can win. If it's 3 minutes, it's 3 minutes! And why do people get fined and banned from the touchline for saying that Ferguson is a pillock? The truth shouldn't be punished.

Well that's me done. I love a good old rant about the most hated team in England from time to time. Hope you enjoyed!