Tevez faces late fitness test for Spurs clash

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will make a late call on whether to choose skipper Carlos Tevez for tomorrow’s pivotal Premier League encounter with Tottenham.

The South American was absent for the fourth game since injuring his hamstring at Liverpool when he missed Saturday’s defeat at Everton but Mancini wants Tevez to prove his fitness ahead of next weekend’s FA Cup final.

Gareth Barry is expected to be available after recovering from what Mancini described as “a minor problem” at the weekend, with City knowing victory will secure a place in next season’s Champions League qualifiers at worst.

Team (from): Hart, Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, Boyata, Wright-Phillips, Y Toure, De Jong, Vieira Milner, Barry, Johnson, Silva, Tevez, Dzeko, Balotelli, Jo, McGivern.