There are no rules in football. Players can break contracts and managers can tap up players. All this is done openly and often with the blessing of people like Blatter mouth.

Matt, Naples, Italy

What exactly is someone supposed to do if they are interested in a player, placing a bid AND THEN confirming your interest IF asked? It was a cheap shot from Levy as there's a clear distinction from Utd's pursuit of Berbatov and Real's of Ronaldo who went on about how he would fit into their club...

Joel Kayonga, London,

Ferguson is the all-time great tapper (Hargreaves, Van Nistleroy, who he even visited in hospital whilst he was still contracted to PSV), and the all time great whinger about tapping. No, make that the all time great whinger.

Three words for Fergie.

1. Pot
2. Kettle
3. Black

Jeremy Poynton, Frome, Somerset

Berba would be a great addition to the team which is already full of talents

santhosh, Trichy, India

So we're just ignoring Spurs' pursuit of Bostock are we? Refusing to deal with the club to offer a fair deal instead taking it to a tribunal and getting a very promising young player on the cheap. Every club does it, every club is hypocritical.

ph, london,

This is a strange outburst. What is really going on behind the scenes? How Levy hired Ramos and fired Jol was equally disgraceful using the standards he claims to want to uphold. B wanted out of Spurs after a few months. Levy knows that & so he is posturing for the Spurs fans.

David Hunt, Cambridge, England

Im a man utd fan and think that fergie should probably have been a bit more careful about how he went about the whole thing.
However there is a crucial difference between this and the ronaldo affair as Juande Ramos spoke to press about the two leaving and he seemed fine about it.

John, Manchester,

Ferguson, double standards? The same man who was reported as telling two of his young players they should employ his son as their agent if they knew what was good for them? The same man who claimed a multi-million pound racehorse was a free gift and he wouldn't give it back? What do you think?

Richard, London,

Utd have made a cash offer for a player who has been saying he wants to leave for a year. Spurs manager has not said he wants to keep DB. Where is the problem. If they don't want to sell him, then don't accept the offer. Easy. Madrid have not made an offer and do not have the money.

Nick Matthew, London,

Mr Levy, just mirror Ferguson's tactics with Ronaldo . Talk to the players & tell them we're not selling. Failing that ship 'em abroad. Why shoot any chance of top 4 finish in the foot before season begins? To dare is to do.

jeremy, farnham, Surrey

Fergie did the same thing a couple of years ago with Carrick. I remember him saying something along the lines of, "As far as we're concerned, Michael Carrick is a Manchester United player" while he was still at Spurs. Agree with Ian Turner - use the Heinze tactics and send Berba to Spain.

Simon, London,

Once again, Man U ride roughshod over clubs to get their man. Fergie has to be the biggest hypocrite going. One law for Man U, another for everyone else as usual.

steve, notts, uk

At last Daniel Levy has brought to everybodys attention the double standards that exist at Old Trafford.If Berbatov has to go Levy should employ the same teqnique that Ferguson used with Heinze last year and refuse to sell him to Manchester Utd.

Ian Turner, Hertford, uk

The whole of football is a dirty practice. However in my opinion, there are limits and Fergie crossed the line by going public in the way that he did.It is arrogant to speak about another teams player in those terms and he should be stopped from doing so.Liverpool always do business via the press.

steve brace, ashford, uk

As a spurs fan I would be embarrassed if we sell the pair now after Levy's complaint. This is a firm statement that they are not for sale. Teams that believe they are truly top four material have to start resisting bullies and change the TOP 4 cycle of pain.

Stav, Surry Hills, Australia

They're ALL at it, it's just that they would all have you believe they're the victims, not the perpetrators. There is now so much money at stake in football nowadays, that the real game takes second place to making colossal amounts of money from TV rights AND the poor Joes in the street . Sad.

Ken Mortimer, Edinburgh, UK

This just confirms the arrogance of those clubs that can offer champions league football - come join the gravy train.
Both clubs should be deducted points. Both players should be made to honour their contracts or ask for a move therefore negating any bonus due - nows thats hypocritical aswell

John, addlestone, Surrey

Spot on Alex Lee. Will,United haven't done what Luton did and if they had,The FA would probably give them an even harsher punishment because as everyone knows,The FA hates United,Fergie in particular.

This won't stop Levy selling the two strikers,I bet both of them will be at new clubs next week.

Fergus Sira-Lexon, England,

werent luton deducted 20 points because of dodgy things going on with agents? if manu have done something similar they should get a similar punishment!

its pretty certain they wont though isnt it.

will, grimsby, uk

Daniel Levy has accused United/Liverpool of Tapping up and of being Hypocrites - I'm sure Mr Levy could cast his mind back to his trip to Spain to convince Juande Ramos behind the backs of Martin Jol and Sevilla to become the new manager at WHL - Pot Kettle Black are words that spring to mind!

Alex Lee, Norwich,