Sir Alex Ferguson believes speculation regarding Carlos Tevez's future is just media manufactured as the Argentinean has a future at Manchester United. The Scot has defended his decision to rotate the forward at regular intervals this term, claiming that is part and parcel of having a squad brimming with world-class talent.
"The Tevez thing, it is a media story," said the United boss.
"As he is not our player, everything that goes on with him is analysed on this premise.
"It's good for papers to say Tevez isn't playing. But when it is (Michael) Carrick, (Darren) Fletcher, (Ryan) Giggs or (Paul) Scholes, nobody could care less.
"I have 23 players. Up front, I must choose between Tevez, (Wayne) Rooney, (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Dimitar) Berbatov, Nani, Park Ji-sung, Giggs, Scholes and some youngsters.
"You can't play them all together.
"Players like Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo are still progressing. For me, a player reaches maturity at 26-27."