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Aguero tells Tevez: 'Roberto is in charge'

ESPN staff
September 28, 2011
Carlos Tevez caused an ugly scene on the Manchester City bench during their Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich © Getty Images
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Sergio Aguero has reminded Carlos Tevez who is the boss of Manchester City after the striker was suspended by the club on Wednesday.

City released a statement saying Tevez would not be considered for selection for the next two weeks until an investigation has been conducted into what took place during Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich. Roberto Mancini claimed the forward refused to come on during the second half, but Tevez insists it was a misunderstanding.

Aguero admits he felt sad at how the Tevez saga unfolded. However, City's £38 million record signing - who has taken his fellow countryman's place in Mancini's team - also pointed out that Mancini is the manager.

''Roberto is in charge,'' Aguero 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.''

Meanwhile, Pablo Zabaleta has pledged to help Tevez get through his latest emotional turmoil. Tevez appeared to be trying to convince Zabaleta of his innocence during the drama that unfolded in Germany.

''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.''

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