Tevez row reminds me of Lescott: Moyes

Everton manager David Moyes said he is unsympathetic towards Manchester City over want-away Carlos Tevez.

Moyes’ side takes on the cashed-up club at Eastlands on Monday, weather permitting, but said losing Joleon Lescott to City last year meant he felt it was karma that goal ace Tevez wanted to leave mid-season.

“Carlos Tevez is a really good player. A player we would all be more than happy to have,” Moyes said.

“It’s a difficult one. It’s a bit like when Joleon went to City. He didn’t want to play for Everton. I played him and it backfired, so you never know what’s right.”

“Overall, it’s not a great situation to be in. If a player says he’s going and that’s it, what can you do?”

“I can’t really have sympathy with Manchester City as they will know how it feels now, because we had to go through all that for a couple of months before we lost Lescott.”

Moyes said he was unsure whether the influx of cash would ensure success at Eastlands, after billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan took charge of the club in 2008.

“I’m not sure yet if it’s going to help or if it’s going to be something in the end where we look back in 20 years’ time and say, ‘How stupid were we that we allowed it to happen?'”

If Manchester City take all three points on Monday, they will go top of the English top flight for the first time in 81 years on Christmas Day.