The image shown in Manchester city centre on Friday
night says "Welcome to Carlos, Manchester" - mocking the giant blue
poster erected by
City when Tévez moved
from
United
in 2009 showing a picture of the Argentina striker over the
words "Welcome to Manchester".
The prank was the work of the Manchester United Supporters'
Trust who described it as "a warm-hearted message from some old
friends".
Tévez has been suspended by his club pending an investigation
into his apparent refusal to come off the bench during City's 2-0
defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
City tried to draw a line under the situation by warning
journalists not to ask manager Roberto Mancini about the issue in
his usual Friday press conference.
Sir Alex Ferguson back Mancini's handling of the incident,
praising him for his "strong management".
The Manchester United manager said: "Roberto Mancini has come
out and shown his strength of character, his strength of management
and that is important.
"We have all experienced our own difficulties in management and
you cope with it as best as you can. In my own experience strong
management is important and there is nobody more important than the
manager at a football club."