Fergie bites back at City jibes

Alex Ferguson has turned the tables on Manchester City by accusing Roberto Mancini of desperation by bringing back Carlos Tevez.

City ambassador and former Blues midfielder Patrick Vieira used the self-same jibe earlier in the week as he assessed the reasoning behind Paul Scholes’ January retirement U-turn.

The comment stung, not least because since Scholes returned, United have won nine games out of 10 in the Premier League, claiming the leadership for the first time since October after City suffered a shock defeat at Swansea a fortnight ago.