Carlos Tevez has claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson made a big mistake leaving him on the bench for the Champions League final.

The Argentinian strikers contract with Manchester United expires today and he is widely expected to seal a move to Manchester City by the end of the week.

Talking to English Daily The Guardian, Tevez reflected on United's 2-0 loss to Barcelona in Rome.

"You cannot argue with Alex Ferguson," he said.

"He is like the president of England. It is impossible, you always lose.

"But he made a mistake to leave me on the bench. That was the only final the team had lost since I had been at Manchester United."

Tevez then revealed that he had no second thoughts about leaving United, continuing, "My family knows how much I suffered at United.

"I could not arrive home after a match or a training session and forget my pain. It was not good and I transmitted all my sadness to them."