Carlos Tevez claims he knew his days at Manchester United were numbered when Dimitar Berbatov joined the club.

The Argentina striker will be playing for a new team next season after turning down a five-year contract to remain at Old Trafford.

And he felt Berbatov's arrival from Tottenham last summer, which provided further competition for places up front, proved to him his future did not lie at United.

“I am not sure where I am going to play, but I know for sure that will not be at Manchester (United),” Tevez said.

“When I arrived I had to fight for a place like any other player. My first season was good. I was a starter or a substitute, but I respected that.

“But in my second year, after the match against Liverpool, the coach started to overlook me. The fans supported me a lot so I thought that something was going on as my performances were also good. I was a professional.

“I did not feel supported after they signed Berbatov, because I was the man for the job he was bought to do.

“Last year I was the second top-scorer after Cristiano (Ronaldo). We won two titles (the Barclays Premier League and the Carling Cup) and being shut out like this was something that I could not understand.”

Tevez added: “They did not ask me to sign the contract. Ferguson told me not be worried about Berbatov's arrival, but I did not like it when he started to put me on the bench often. I gave my life for the Manchester United shirt.”

United’s hunt for fresh attacking talent to replace Ronaldo and Tevez is ongoing.

Sergio Aguero's agent claims he knows nothing about United's supposed interest in the Atletico Madrid striker.

Speculation is rife that United are set to use some of the £80million they are due to receive from the sale of Ronaldo to sign Aguero, while Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter Milan are also said to be interested. Reports suggest United are preparing a 52 million euro (£44million) offer, eight million less than the Argentina international's buy-out clause which Atletico president Enrique Cerezo insists any club will have to meet to persuade them to even think about selling.

However, Jose Segui believes it would still be difficult to prise Aguero away from the Primera Division side.

“I have no information about this offer from Manchester United,” Segui said. “I have not been contacted by anyone, nor by other teams. I have not read president Cerezo's comment, the only thing I can say with certainty is that the player wants to stay at Atletico. Inter? I have not had any conversations with them.”