City in denial as Tevez’s Mancini rift grows

IT MAY be that Manchester City are desperately, clumsily, attempting to paper over the cracks in the growing rift between their best player Carlos Tevez and manager Roberto Mancini but, as long as the Argentinian forward maintains the level of play that won his side their latest three points, there need be no major concerns.

However, there is no denying that relations between Tevez, who is repeatedly described as being unhappy at Eastlands and homesick for Argentina, and his manager struck a new low towards the end of Saturday’s victory over Bolton.

Just 24 hours after Mario Balotelli and Jerome Boateng were photographed brawling on the City training ground, Tevez reacted furiously when he was taken off in the final minute of the game.