Tevez does the trick

CARLOS TEVEZ last night hit a stunning hat-trick to help Roberto Mancini continue his Midas touch as City manager.

Tevez was brilliant as City overwhelmed a dire Blackburn Rovers 4-1 to go into the top four at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur while Mancini won his fourth consecutive match as manager following his appointment last month.

This match was meant to start with the coronation of Patrick Vieira as the new king of the City midfield but the calf knock he picked up his last game for Inter Milan last week has cost him dear.