Tevez forces Fergie rethink

Alex Ferguson has admitted a brilliant performance from Carlos Tevez has provided him with a major selection headache.

Tevez has found his Manchester United appearances restricted since the arrival of record signing Dimitar Berbatov at Old Trafford.

But Blackburn felt the full force of Tevez’s frustration last night, the South American scoring at least three times – with a fourth still yet to be definitively credited to the Argentina forward – in an amazing 5-3 win which saw the Red Devils into this season’s Carling Cup semi-finals.

And although the match’s opening goal looked as though it may have gone in off Rovers defender Aaron Mokoena, both manager and player were claiming it as a Tevez strike.

“Carlos’ commitment was absolutely brilliant. It was a marvellous effort to get four goals," said Ferguson.