Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has promised fans he will never pull on a Manchester United shirt.
Balotelli sparked fury at former club Inter Milan when pulling on an AC Milan jersey for a TV show. The striker also spoke about his Wembley celebrations in front of United fans last month.
"People don't always do the right thing, do they? I am 20 years old and sometimes I do the wrong thing," he told the Mail on Sunday.
"Wearing that AC Milan shirt was wrong. I regret it and City fans don't have to worry, I will never be photographed in a United shirt. Since I came to England, I have had a lot of parking fines, about 20, and I have been stupid, I have parked my car outside my favourite restaurant too often. But then I read that I have to pay £12,000 in parking fines. That's not possible - I would have to get 35 parking tickets every day!"
He says that he understands why Ferdinand got upset about his behaviour at Wembley, although Balotelli insists that there was no malice intended.
"I celebrated by showing my shirt [to the United fans] but I didn't say anything. I didn't swear," he said.
"It is normal to be upset, like United were, when you lose a game and if another player celebrates in front of your supporters, you'd be angry.
"But I didn't mean to disrespect anybody. I think the United players were too sensitive but I am sensitive as well. If that happened to me, maybe I would have reacted in the same way [as Ferdinand]."
