Man City suspend Tevez

Manchester City have suspended striker Carlos Tevez after he refused to come on as a substitute in their 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

GettyImagesCarlos Tevez says he is willing to "fulfil his obligations" at Manchester City

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Mancini turned to Tevez in the second half of City's European match at the Allianz Arena as his side trailed 2-0 following a first-half brace from Bayern forward Mario Gomez.

But, speaking after the defeat, the Italian coach claimed Tevez had refused to enter the fray. The Argentine striker later claimed it was a miscommunication, with many fans and pundits slamming his behaviour.

Now the club have acted to confirm that Tevez will not be available for selection for the next two weeks.

''Manchester City can confirm that striker Carlos Tevez has been suspended until further notice for a maximum period of two weeks,'' read a club statement.

''The player's suspension is pending a full review into his alleged conduct during Tuesday evening's 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich. The player will not be considered for selection or take part in training whilst the review is under way.''

The Blues confirmed the news following a telephone conference involving senior staff, including chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak. After the weekend's games, there is an international break, so Tevez would be unavailable until October 15 anyway.

Meanwhile, Pablo Zabaleta has pledged to help Carlos Tevez get through his latest emotional turmoil.

''We need to try to help Carlos,'' said Zabaleta. ''He has been a really important player for us in the last two years but maybe this season he has had more games on the bench. Sometimes that is difficult, and more so for strikers, who need to play, need to score, need to feel confidence.

''Everybody always wants to play, maybe it's like that. It is a difficult moment for him but we need to be calm. All players have different characters and sometimes the decision is going to be very difficult for everybody because we have too many players.

''We need to accept that sometimes we are on the bench but we always have to be looking to get into the team.''

New signing Sergio Aguero admitted he felt sad at how the Tevez saga unfolded. However, City's £38million record signing - who has taken his fellow countryman's place in Mancini's team - also know the manager is boss.

''Roberto is in charge,'' he said. ''He puts through his opinions and ideas, and obviously makes his decisions. We just have to go with it. Carlos is a great player but obviously I am not inside his mind, to know his thoughts and opinions. It does make me sad. But they are two grown men and maybe they will sort it out.''