CARLOS Tevez will resume his Manchester City career despite accusing Roberto Mancini of treating him “like a dog” in the incident that sparked their rift.
Tevez is to return to Manchester from Argentina, where he has been without City’s permission since November 7. The Argentine has not played since Mancini accused him of refusing to come on against Bayern Munich in September.
He claimed that Mancini insulted him but on Monday he said: “I am ready to return, to win and do the best for the club.” The club is expecting him to report to its Carrington training ground for fitness tests and Mancini, who initially said that Tevez was “finished” at City, said he could now feature in the title run-in.
But it remains to be seen how City will respond to some of Tevez’s comments in Monday’s lengthy interview with Argentine broadcaster, Fox Sports. Tevez added: “I can imagine myself going on to the field and I’m going to have to be brilliant (to win over the critics). It’s not going to be easy for me or the fans.
“If I was wrong, I say sorry. I sincerely believe I did not make a mistake. If it’s true (Mancini would welcome me back), of course I like that, if it’s for the media, no.”
Recounting the circumstances that led to him remaining on the substitutes bench during City’s 0-2 defeat in Munich, the 28-year old striker heavily criticised Mancini, stating: “I was kind of in a bad mood and when he brings on (Nigel) de Jong and takes off (Edin) Dzeko, and we’re losing 0-2, I thought it was a defensive substitution so I decided to sit back on the bench.
“At the same time Dzeko comes off and is really angry and has a go at Mancini. He then sees the tunnel is closed so he has to sit down next to him and they start to have an argument.
“Dzeko was speaking Bosnian and Mancini would swear at him in Italian, so it was a real mess.
So I go and sit down and he doesn’t see me because he’s having this discussion. But then he turns around and sees me and you can imagine what happens.”
Tevez is to return to Manchester from Argentina, where he has been without City’s permission since November 7. The Argentine has not played since Mancini accused him of refusing to come on against Bayern Munich in September.
He claimed that Mancini insulted him but on Monday he said: “I am ready to return, to win and do the best for the club.” The club is expecting him to report to its Carrington training ground for fitness tests and Mancini, who initially said that Tevez was “finished” at City, said he could now feature in the title run-in.
But it remains to be seen how City will respond to some of Tevez’s comments in Monday’s lengthy interview with Argentine broadcaster, Fox Sports. Tevez added: “I can imagine myself going on to the field and I’m going to have to be brilliant (to win over the critics). It’s not going to be easy for me or the fans.
“If I was wrong, I say sorry. I sincerely believe I did not make a mistake. If it’s true (Mancini would welcome me back), of course I like that, if it’s for the media, no.”
Recounting the circumstances that led to him remaining on the substitutes bench during City’s 0-2 defeat in Munich, the 28-year old striker heavily criticised Mancini, stating: “I was kind of in a bad mood and when he brings on (Nigel) de Jong and takes off (Edin) Dzeko, and we’re losing 0-2, I thought it was a defensive substitution so I decided to sit back on the bench.
“At the same time Dzeko comes off and is really angry and has a go at Mancini. He then sees the tunnel is closed so he has to sit down next to him and they start to have an argument.
“Dzeko was speaking Bosnian and Mancini would swear at him in Italian, so it was a real mess.
So I go and sit down and he doesn’t see me because he’s having this discussion. But then he turns around and sees me and you can imagine what happens.”
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