Roberto Mancini urges Carlos T�vez to return to help Manchester City

By Rory Smith Published: 7:00AM GMT twenty-two February 2010

Dissent in ranks: Manchester City earthy education instructor Roberto Mancini"s methods have dissapoint a little of his players Photo: ACTION IMAGES

Tvez flew behind to his homeland 9 days ago to be with his wife, Vanesa, after she gave bieing born to the couple"s second daughter betimes in Buenos Aires. Speaking after Sunday"s goalless pull with Liverpool at Eastlands, Mancini reliable he had requested that Tvez lapse but could usually "hope" that he joins up with his team-mates in the subsequent dual days.

City transport to Stoke for their FA Cup fifth-round replay on Wednesday night, a diversion that Tvez is all but sure to miss, prior to confronting Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in the Premier League, where they find themselves ensconced in a conflict for fourth place in that only one point separates 4 teams.

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"I do not know where he is," pronounced Mancini. "Just that he is in Argentina. It is a big complaint for us, since we have an critical week and we do not have Tvez. I do not know if he will fool around opposite Chelsea, and for me this is not good.

"I do not know if he is operative [on his fitness] in Argentina. For this reason I goal he comes behind here inside of dual days. We have attempted to move him back. I spoke with him on Thursday. He had a complaint with his family but right away all is OK, so I goal he comes back. We need him."

Though Mancini primarily indicated he had "ordered" the brazen to lapse and had been "ignored", the Italian, whose English stays a work in progress, after denied indicating any such insubordination.

Sources close to Tvez have referred to the player has no evident plans to lapse and no moody to Manchester has been booked, as his daughter, Katie, is still in complete care.

Mancini was at slightest increased by the lapse from damage of striker Craig Bellamy, the Welshman obviously happy to fool around for a earthy education instructor with whom he reportedly had a embarrassing mistake in the rave to this game.

City found their stroke simply disrupted by a Liverpool side braggadocio utterly an ardour for the earthy side of the game. Six on vacation players were booked, triggering an involuntary �25,000 excellent from the Football Association.

"I was astounded by this, but we cannot shift it now," pronounced a obviously unimpressed Rafael Benítez. One of the 6 was Fernando Torres, returning after 6 weeks out with a knee injury. "It was not a great outcome for any one but we have dual players entrance back, Yossi Benayoun and Torres," he said.

"Torres lerned unequivocally well and we thought he could fool around a couple of minutes."