Manchester City apologised to Sir Alex Ferguson after Carlos Tevez held up a placard taunting the Manchester United manager during the club's Premier League trophy parade today.
Tevez held a sign with the text "R.I.P. Fergie'' high over his head while aboard City's open-top bus, which drove through the streets of Manchester as about 100,000 fans came out to celebrate.
"The creation of the tasteless material is in itself reprehensible and in accepting and brandishing it, Carlos has made a significant error of judgment,'' City said in a statement.
"The club wishes to express its sincerest apologies to Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United Football Club for any offense or distress caused.''
Tevez left United to make the rare move across Manchester to City in 2009 after being unhappy at his lack of playing time under Ferguson.