Carlos Tevez insists he did not square up to John Terry because of the Wayne Bridge situation.
City striker comments on affair allegations
Carlos Tevez insists he did not square up to John Terry as a result of the Chelsea captain's alleged affair with Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend.
The build-up to last weekend's meeting between Manchester City and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was dominated by how Bridge would react to Terry.
Bridge refused to shake his former team-mate's hand before kick-off after the City full-back had withdrawn from England duty earlier that week, claiming his presence in the squad would be 'potentially divisive'.
The second half of City's 4-2 win over Chelsea saw Tevez and Terry clash, but the Argentine striker says the confrontation was not fuelled by the situation with Bridge.
Furious
"I didn't fight with Terry because of that," Tevez is quoted in
The Sun.
"I fought with him because he took me by the shirt and I didn't like it. I became furious with him because of that."
Tevez added: "It's complicated to say something about what Terry did to Bridge.
"I don't think you can do that with the wife of another player.
"It's wrong. In my opinion, Terry has no moral code for what he did to Bridge.
"In my neighbourhood if you do that, you lose your legs, or more - you don't survive."
The former Manchester United frontman also revealed that he has 'always had problems' with Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack, who picked up a second yellow card for a foul on Tevez.
He continued: "I have always had problems with Ballack but, you know, it is just football, not personal issues between us.
"I don't know, maybe he doesn't like me, as I don't like him.
"On the field, I have never understood what he is saying to me, but I am sure he didn't understand me either."
