Mancini: No guarantees on Tevez

Mancini: No guarantees on Tevez

Published Apr. 28, 2011 7:15 p.m. ET

However the Italian insists his influential club captain will need to play one game at least before the Wembley showdown with Stoke on May 14 if he is to feature. That could be against Tottenham - their main rivals for a Champions League spot -on May 10. Tevez returned to Manchester this week after receiving treatment in Milan from Argentina team doctor Daniel Martinez. Mancini said: "Carlos is here and has started running again. We will do everything so he can recover. "It is difficult to say if he will play in the final. But that will only happen if he can come back against Tottenham. "It is very important Carlos is 100%, not 60% or 70%. It is better to have all the players available for the next game but it is impossible at this moment." Meanwhile Mancini has asked City fans to respect their Manchester United counterparts and not sing songs about the Munich air crash. The 1-0 win at Blackburn on Monday was marred by chants about the 1958 tragedy which claimed the lives of 23 people. Mancini: "I did not hear this. I do not know this situation but we should have respect for what happened many years ago. The rivalry is good on the pitch, only on the pitch. "

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