The Blades and West Ham settled out of court yesterday with the Hammers agreeing to pay their rivals an undisclosed fee following the Sheffield club's relegation in 2007.

West Ham were fined £5.5million by the Premier League for failing to fully disclose the terms of the deal that brought Tevez and Argentinian compatriot Javier Mascherano to England.

Sheffield United claim Tevez's goals kept the Hammers in the top flight at their expense, with Warnock resigning three days after their relegation.

The 60-year-old, now manager of Crystal Palace, told the Daily Mail: "I'll be looking into this now. I just wanted to see the club's case out of the way first.

"As far as I'm concerned, I should still be a Premier League manager. And I think the players have a case, too."

Referring to the settlement, Warnock continued: "It justifies what we've said all along. We've had a lot of people criticise us for taking it this far - but that's what justice is all about.

"But this still doesn't make it right for me or the United fans - or anyone else involved."

Warnock reiterated his view that Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore should have resigned over the affair and believes a bigger club would have been treated differently.

"I think Scudamore is an absolute disgrace," added Warnock. "I'd love to get him in a room on my own for an hour, no holds barred.

"If it was any other club, Scudamore would have made sure the facts came out. I find it amazing that he has kept his job.

"If it had been a big club, the truth would have come out earlier and it would have been sorted."

A joint investigation by the Premier League and Football Association into the Tevez and Mascherano signings is ongoing.

Chris Farnell, a lawyer from IPS Law in Manchester, confirmed that players from the Blades team that were relegated two years ago intend to pursue their compensation claim.

Farnell said he had been in contact with some of the aggrieved United players as well as West Ham about their intended claim.

Players would have expected to have been paid bonuses for keeping the Blades in the Premier League and figures reported suggest the total sum of their claim could fall somewhere between £4million and £5million.

"We understand, but have not been informed officially, that the club's dispute with West Ham has been settled," Farnell told The Times.

"However, the players' claim will continue independently. We have made correspondence with West Ham's lawyers as recently as the end of last week."