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Manchester United fans at Old Trafford chanted 'Fergie, sign him up' as Carlos Tevez sauntered back to the halfway line.

Tevez had just made it 2-0 against Manchester City on the stroke of half-time by rattling a ball beyond a helpless Shay Given and that strike meant Sir Alex Ferguson's side were a step closer to successfully defending their Premier League crown.

What Tevez lacked in stature he made up for in confidence and he played like he was the king of Old Trafford that afternoon, despite Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs also playing their part in the win.

“I didn’t read any of the papers. He’s a Manchester United player,” Ferguson said after the game, but his response was hard to believe as there had been simply no escaping Tevez in the headlines in the lead-up to the derby.

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The News of the World's exclusive had surprised the club and it had thrown Tevez's future in doubt, with the striking saying: "I am very sad about this but I guess what I’m saying is goodbye. I don’t think I’ll be a United player next season.

"I’ve done everything I possibly can but they have never made me an offer or given me a contract. I have not been treated as a member of the family. The fans treat me like family but United have not signed me so they don’t respect me as a footballer.”

The player was coming to the end of his extended two-year United loan, but the deal was expected to be made permanent, with chief executive David Gill stating the situation would be resolved in 'early June'.

Although United had communicated their intention to sign Tevez permanently throughout the season, the framework for a deal hadn't been finalised and the