Manchester City outcast Carlos Tevez is considering legal action against Liverpool legend Graeme Souness.

The Daily Mail says Tevez is planning to take libel action against Sky pundit Souness in the latest fall-out from the Manchester City striker's non-appearance in the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich in September.

Souness was critical of Tevez's behaviour after manager Roberto Mancini claimed that the striker had refused to come on as substitute and would never play for City again.

Tevez, who is keen to take the matter to court in what would be an unprecedented case against a TV football analyst, has received the backing of two leading media specialist QCs this week.