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Mascherano slams 'ugly' City

ESPN staff
October 13, 2011
Javier Mascherano: "Carlitos has done so much for Man City" © Getty Images
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Carlos Tevez and Manchester City remain at loggerheads and the player has found an ally in his Argentina team-mate Javier Mascherano who has called the club's treatment of the forward "ugly".

Tevez has been suspended and fined, with further punishment seemingly on the way, after failing to go on as a substitute against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Tevez claimed he merely refused to warm up for a second time but City are backing manager Roberto Mancini's version of events.

The forward flew back to England this week for more talks with City and he has been backed by his national colleague.

"Carlitos has done so much for Man City that I think it is so ugly what they are doing to him now," Barcelona midfielder Mascherano is quoted as saying in The Sun. "I can't believe what is going on.

"Everyone attacks him even when he can't defend himself. It is so unfair.

"But England is a complicated place because when something like this happens everyone attacks you."

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