LONDON — Was that really the best Carlos Tevez could manage?
He had obviously given the matter a lot of thought, mislead the public with pre-match promises not to celebrate if he scored which proved as genuine as false teeth and then the Manchester City striker showed himself to be someone whose brain does not match his undoubted talent as a footballer with pathetic, unfunny and unjoyous gestures.
He had said he wouldn't celebrate "out of respect" for Manchester United if he found the back of the net for City in the League Cup semifinal, first leg which he did — twice — in the 2-1 win at Eastlands.