Vieira: Tevez as good as Henry

PATRICK VIEIRA believes Carlos Tevez is as big an influence on Manchester City as Thierry Henry was to the Arsenal ‘Invincibles’.

Another thunderbolt at Eastlands as City booked a fourth-round trip to Notts County took Tevez’s tally for the season to 16.

“Carlos is as good as Thierry Henry,” said the veteran. “When you want to win trophies you need a striker who can score 20, 25 goals a season.