Carlos Tevez has revealed he wished former Man Utd team-mate Wayne Rooney had joined him at City.
Striker also has no regrets over leaving United
Carlos Tevez has stoked the fires ahead of the Manchester derby by revealing he wished Wayne Rooney had followed him to Eastlands.
Tevez left United for City in the summer of 2009 and he has established himself as a key player at the Red Devils' bitter rivals.
United star Rooney was linked with a move to City last month after contract talks initially stalled at Old Trafford.
However, Rooney ended up signing a new five-year deal at United when it had looked like he was on the verge of quitting the club.
City were strongly linked with the England star's signature and Tevez admits he would have loved to have been reunited with Rooney.
"Wayne is a player of great quality," said Tevez. "He was a team-mate and a friend of mine at United and he's one of those men that is better to have on your team than against you.
"For me he is the best English striker of recent years. I would have liked him to come here, of course. But it was complicated for him to leave United. So we have to concentrate on our own game."
No regrets
Tevez insists he has no regrets at swapping Old Trafford for Eastlands and he is happy with life at City.
"I made the change and so far I'm not sorry," added Tevez. "As players we are professionals and we have to make decisions that are right for us.
"But I also realise many people may not have understood my decision. All I can do is concentrate on my game and play well for City. And at the minute it is going well for me."
Tevez insists City are not obsessed about beating United, but admits they are keen to overtake their local rivals
"Any battle against the United defence is never easy," continued Tevez. "It's a big challenge.
"But at City we're not obsessed by United. Our challenge is just to improve on last year and by doing that perhaps we can overtake our neighbours. That's our aim."