City study legal route over Tevez

Manchester City’s legal team will go through the small print of Carlos Tevez’s contract before deciding how to deal with the controversial Argentina striker.

As condemnation of the 27-year-old’s apparent refusal to play against Bayern Munich last night has mounted – Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was amongst the most vocal critics of a player who was a hero at his old club West Ham – City have taken advantage of a planned day off for their first-team squad to give the whole furore some breathing space.