Manchester United are considering taking legal action against Daniel Levy after the Tottenham Hotspur chairman’s fierce attack on Sir Alex Ferguson. Levy described Ferguson as arrogant and hypocritical on Friday, when making a formal complaint to the Barclays Premier League about United’s pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov.

However, the champions do not expect it to hamper their attempts to sign the Bulgaria forward. A second bid is likely this week after an opening offer of £20.5 million was rejected.

Tottenham maintain that they have the evidence to prove that United have “tapped-up” Berbatov over the past year. Tottenham have collated information that they will submit to the Premier League in the next few weeks after making formal complaints about United and Liverpool, for their pursuit of Robbie Keane.

The last straw for Tottenham were quotes attributed to Ferguson that appeared in The Sun last week. The newspaper quoted the United manager as saying that he was confident of signing Berbatov.

Lord Coe has reiterated his desire to have Ferguson manage a Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, while Carlos Queiroz, the Portugal coach, has spoken for the first time of his desire to succeed the Scot as United manager.