Carlos Tevez claims he knew his days at Manchester United were
numbered when Dimitar Berbatov joined the club.
The Argentina striker will be playing for a new team next season
after turning down a five-year contract to remain at Old
Trafford.
And he felt Berbatov's arrival from Tottenham last summer, which
provided further competition for places up front, proved to him his
future did not lie at United.
''I am not sure where I am going to play, but I know for sure
that will not be at Manchester (United),'' Tevez told TyC
Sports television network.
''When I arrived I had to fight for a place like any other
player. My first season was good. I was a starter or a substitute,
but I respected that.
''But in my second year, after the match against Liverpool, the
coach started to overlook me. The fans supported me a lot so I
thought that something was going on as my performances were also
good. I was a professional.
''I did not feel supported after they signed Berbatov, because I
was the man for the job he was bought to do.
''Last year I was the second top-scorer after Cristiano
(Ronaldo). We won two titles (the Premier League and the Carling
Cup) and being shut out like this was something that I could not
understand.''
Tevez added: ''They did not ask me to sign the contract.
Ferguson told me not be worried about Berbatov's arrival, but I did
not like it when he started to put me on the bench often. I
gave my life for the Manchester United shirt.''