Say it isn't so Fergie!

Has the Britain's greatest manager turned into a crabby old geezer? His latest comments regarding Man City seem to suggest just that. At the centre of the Ferguson's latest outburst is a billboard put by City that says "Welcome to Manchester" with Carlos Tevez' picture in the background.

Now to Ferguson, he seems to think City are bragging over the fact that they stole Tevez from United. To others, it appears as though City is making a dig at Man Utd over which team truly represents Manchester (City fans have long insisted their club is the true club of Manchester will the boys from Trafford are technically outside of Manchester).

Either way, the billboard's pretty understandable considering the rivalry between both clubs. Not to Fergie though he thinks City were out of line and have taken several new swipes at them. The first, if you haven't heard, is regarding Emanuel Adebayor's big money transfer to the Eastlands with Fergie claiming the the Togo international was desperate to join United or Chelsea to avoid joining City and went so far as to making a call to Old Trafford in a last ditch attempt to steer himself away from Sparky's revolution.

The second dig at City, however, was aimed below the waistline.

Here's what he said:

"It's City isn't it? They're a small club with a small mentality. All they can talk about is Manchester United; they can't get away from it. They think taking Carlos Tevez away from Manchester United is a triumph. It is poor stuff."

City's a small club eh? That's kind of ironic coming from the Scotsman considering the way he blasted Rafa Benitez a few months back for calling Everton a small club. And in case you've forgotten, here's the quote:

"He called them [Everton] a small club which points to his arrogance. They are a big club and David Moyes is doing a great job."

So what's the deal with Ferguson? Has the United boss gone senile or does he truly live in a world where he or United can do no wrong?

Going ballistic at City for the Tevez poster in itself screams of double standards from Ferguson. At Stretford End in Old Trafford, there's a permanent banner that indicates the number of years that have gone by without City winning a trophy. It's currently 32 and the numbers are changeable. So, is there some rule engraved in stone that says United are the only ones that can take the piss out of other clubs?

But what's even stranger is that fact that Fergie took the bait on this one so easily. Has age finally caught up with him?