Jonny Evans feels Carlos Tevez has got himself worked up about nothing in his spat with Manchester United skipper Gary Neville.
Tevez and Neville exchanged gestures immediately after the Argentina star's equaliser in Tuesday's Carling Cup semi-final at Eastlands.
Then followed an explosive radio interview in which Tevez labelled Neville a "moron" and "bootlicker" and claimed his former skipper said he was not worth £25 million.
That hot-headed reaction goes against the advice from both the FA and local police to cool it ahead of Wednesday's decider at Old Trafford.
Alex Ferguson has steered clear of the row, while City manager Roberto Mancini has told Tevez to keep his mouth shut in the build-up to the return leg.
The trigger was an interview given by Neville to the Sunday Timesin Malta in which he backed Ferguson's decision to release Tevez.
In actual fact, Tevez was the one who opted to leave, with Ferguson among those convinced a £40 million deal with City - way in excess of the sum United were obliged to pay to turn a loan into a permanent transfer - was agreed long before the summer.
And Evans is not convinced Neville actually said what Tevez accused him of.
"Gary and Carlos are not team-mates any more and they don't have to be pals, but I think this has all been lost in translation a little bit," said the Northern Ireland international.
"I don't think Gary said Carlos wasn't worth £25 million. He was just saying the manager usually gets these decisions right and we will get on with it.
"From what I hear, either Carlos has read it wrong or someone is winding him up and he has reacted."