Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson
says Manchester City "are a small club with a small
mentality".
The Scot is unimpressed by City signing Carlos Tevez when the
Argentine left Old Trafford at the end of last season.
A city-centre billboard appeared soon after, saying "Carlos
Tevez, welcome to Manchester" under a sky-blue graphic.
"It's City isn't it? They're a small club with a small
mentality. All they can talk about is Manchester United; they can't
get away from it," he said .
"They think taking Carlos Tevez away from Manchester United is a
triumph. It is poor stuff."
Manchester City have spent heavily in recent weeks, with
Emmanuel Adebayor signing from Arsenal for about £25m, midfielder
Barry coming from Aston Villa for £12m, Paraguayan frontman Santa
Cruz costing £18m from Blackburn, and Tevez arriving for £25m .
Ferguson, who was speaking on the Premier League champions'
pre-season tour in China, claimed that Adebayor had attempted to
sign for Manchester United before committing to City.
"When someone offers you that kind of money, it is a big
attraction," said Ferguson. "That is the reason they have gone
there.
"At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel
Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with
City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to
either Chelsea or us."
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