Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't expect any confrontation with Carlos Tevez during tonight's Carling Cup semifinal against Manchester City.

Tevez is certain to be involved, raising the possibility of a player who enjoyed such success in his two years at Old Trafford before leaving so acrimoniously, inflicting severe punishment on his former club.

Wisely, Ferguson is not seeking a confrontation, as he did with his summer claim that the South American's goalscoring record was patchy at best.

The response has been 16 so far this season, although for the United boss the issue is old news.

"What happens with him doesn't concern me," he said. "You have to move on with life. Plenty of players have left here to go to other clubs.

"I wouldn't have thought it would affect him either. He always had a decent temperament."