Tevez's fine would amount to over £1 million but represents a sharp turn in City's standing on the matter.

It has been claimed by The Guardian that Tevez will be reprimanded for failing to warm up rather than refusing to play in the game.

It is said that Tevez did not believe he needed to warm up for a third time and wanted to be brought on sooner, but when the striker eventually prepared to be introduced to the action, manager Roberto Mancini told him to sit down.

The City boss claimed after the game that Tevez had refused to come on and that he would not consider the Argentine for selection ever again.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror has reported that both Brian Kidd and David Platt believe Tevez was confused over whether to warm up or not after a mix-up in communication with the manager.

Goal.com revealed that Tevez's version of events was widely supported by his team-mates and it seems that this opinion has also been provided to the club by the players.

Even if Tevez is found guilty of a lesser misdemeanour, his departure from the club still looks likely, with several clubs looking to strike a cut-price deal in the January transfer window.

Oh no.

How will Tevez maintain his depressed man diet now?!

Warming up third time...Mancini needs to learn to respect star players

Sushi Master wrote:Oh no.

How will Tevez maintain his depressed man diet now?!

Pizza usually works for me.........

How is he going to feed his family?!? oh wait.......

poor tevez, now he'll only get 550 times the average salary instead of 570 for running around chasing a ball

can't blame him for being depressed tbh...

billionmillion wrote:Warming up third time...Mancini needs to learn to respect star players

listen to the coach

i remember schuster complaing from the bingo hall that it was disrespectful of pelle to tell raul to warm up and not sub him in

hello!!, its the managers desicion how many times you should warm up and if youre gonna be subbed in at all

halamadrid2 wrote:

billionmillion wrote:Warming up third time...Mancini needs to learn to respect star players

listen to the coach

i remember schuster complaing from the bingo hall that it was disrespectful of pelle to tell raul to warm up and not sub him in

hello!!, its the managers desicion how many times you should warm up and if youre gonna be subbed in at all

This is also a coach. but he knows how to manage the team

Pep is just Messi's bitch.

different scenarios