Tevez his back at City, but Mancini says he’s ‘finished’

Argentine striker denies refusing to play against Bayern, but club and pundits put the boot in

Carlos Tevez Roberto Mancini

WHAT really happened between Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini at Bayern Munich? As the dust settles on an extraordinary night for Manchester City it seems there may be more to the spat than meets the eye.

Initial reports suggested that Tevez had simply refused to play for Manchester City after being told he was coming on as a substitute. And his actions prompted a furious reaction from the City management, not to mention the fans and football commentators, who branded the Argentine striker a "disgrace", a "joke", a "coward", and "bang out of order".

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