Returning Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez has claimed Roberto Mancini treated him like a really, really rich dog during their spat which saw the Argentine flea to his country and play really difficult golf courses for four months. The former Manchester United striker claimed that for all the mansions, the signing on fees and the luxury surroundings provided, being told to ‘f***ing warm up’ was a step too far.
He told the press ‘when someone says a sweary at you, it makes you sad. Mancini had just given me my pay check for £200,000 that week and then had the audacity to ask if it wouldn’t be so much trouble to go and do a little bit of running up the touchline. I’ve never felt so much like a dog in my life! He might as well of sent my performance fee to a kennel.’
Tevez continued ‘there’s only so much one man can take and two swear words in a sentence was what did it for me. How can anyone be treated that way? It’s like they expected something in return for bowing to my every command and throwing notes at my agent every day. Absolutely disgusting. Oh, but I’m ready to play again now if that’s ok? No one else wants me so…’