A Harsh Lesson in Media for Tevez

News travels fast and that is something that Carlos Tevez, the Manchester United striker, has found out the hard way.

During a radio interview in his home country, Argentina, Tevez aired his frustration at his lack of first-team football this season with the Red Devils and suggested that he would join any club willing to offer him a serious long-term contract. These are comments which are sure to have riled his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who will be keen to invite his striker into his office for a private meeting.

Ferguson has had to deal with his fair share of outspoken players in his 22 year reign at the helm of United and Tevez won't be the last but, as it stands, Tevez isn't officially a United player and if he wants to be he hasn't done himself many favours.

For someone who declared his love for the club upon his loan agreement from West Ham United (or is it Kia Joorabchian?) saying that it was his "dream" to join United he has soon grown uncomfortable with the dawning reality of being United's third-choice striker behind Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov.

The comments were borne out of a mixture of frustration of falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford and the constant speculation surrounding his future. The future becoming increasingly more uncertain following the arrival of Berbatov for £30 million in the summer and the suggestion that Tevez would be an expensive substitute at a reported cost of £30m.

United fans love Tevez for the same reason they love Rooney and loved Diego Forlan, because they will run endlessly for the team. But United fans may not look on this too kindly given that at the first sign of difficulty he's become unsettled and that, according to his comments on the radio, he would be willing to sign for anyone who offers a serious contract that satisfies his long-term needs.

But time is on Tevez's side and he will surely play a part in United's assault on all league and cup fronts at this stage of the season. After a ticking off from Ferguson, it is up to Tevez to show that he is worthy of securing those long-term needs at the club of his dreams.