Tevez's feeler to Man Utd? I want to stay in EPL

Once you burn a bridge with Sir Alex Ferguson, there is, metaphors aside, literally no going back. At least not for the great Scot.

The Premier League, and world football, is littered with great names who have left Old Trafford and never got a look back in.

Carlos Tevez is a different matter. Mainly because it was spite (and money) that made him cross the Manchester divide (who can forget his goal celebrations) and now it will just be his desire to prove a point that will drive him across again.

Sir Alex is in a dilemma – because it looks unlikely that Manchester City will be beaten this season, or be unable to wrest the Premier League title from United’s trophy cabinet.

Add Tevez to the United lineup and the return leg of United versus City next year at the Etihad Stadium could take on a whole different hue.

There is only one way United can erase the 6-1 humbling at Old Trafford recently – with a victory at City.

Nobody is better at coming back to haunt you than Carlos Tevez.

Tevez, out of favour with City boss Roberto Mancini following the notorious bench episode against Bayern Munich, is keen to stay in England.

The striker’s City career looks over after Mancini said he was “finished” at the club and Tevez’s advisor, Kia Joorabchian, said the 27-year-old would welcome a move elsewhere in the Premier League.

“His family are now living in England, so he’s quite happy and settled,” said Joorabchian.

Tevez was initially charged with refusing to come off the bench under orders from Mancini in a Champions League tie in Munich on September 27.

City were forced to downgrade that charge to one of refusing to carry out duties as a first-team player and duly found Tevez guilty of five separate breaches of his contract.

Although City fined Tevez four weeks’ wages - around £1 million - they were forced to halve that penalty on orders from the Professional Footballers’ Association, which sets the rulings for such practices.

“This week, the Professional Footballers’ Association rejected the claim that he had refused to come on as a substitute,” said Joorabchian.

“That has changed everything and clarified what actually happened.

“Carlos was desperate to play. He loves to play the game and always wants to play. Having to sit on the sidelines is very tough for him.

“It’s not easy for him at the moment, but, in the January transfer window, City will want to get him out either on a permanent basis or on loan.

“We’ll have to wait and see what happens.”

Joorabchian did confirm there was no way Tevez would return to former club West Ham, after their boss Sam Allardyce had expressed interest in taking him on loan.

“He loves West Ham... but that’s not going to happen,” said Joorabchian.