Tevez returns to Manchester

Carlos Tevez returned to Manchester on Tuesday insisting he wanted to end his long-running feud with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and play again for the Premier League leaders.

The Argentina striker, returning from his homeland, has not played for City since incensing Italian manager Mancini by refusing to warm-up while on the bench during a Champions League tie away to Bayern Munich on September 27. Mancini has indicated his willingness to make peace with Tevez if the player apologises to him.

Tevez's return which saw him undergo a medical after spending an hour at their training complex appeared to receive the thumbs up from his fellow players. “All I can say...is that all the players are excited to have Carlos, Kolo and Yaya (Toure, returned from the African Nations Cup) back to help achieve our goal,” tweeted centreback Joleon Lescott.

Tevez, during a Fox Sports interview broadcast in translation on Britain's Sky Sports News on Monday, said: “I do not think I was wrong, but if they (the club) think so I apologise. “I am ready to return, to win and do the best for the club's shirt,” he added. “Hopefully I can help City to be champions again.” However, in the same interview, Tevez, said Mancini had treated him “like a dog” during the controversial incident in September last year that has led to more than three months of Eastlands' exile.

“I had already warmed up for 10 minutes and he has this attitude that he wants to lose 2-0 instead of 4-0,” Tevez said.

“So I sat down and at the same time (Edin) 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.

AFP