Liverpool icon Alan Hansen says Manchester City must not cave into Carlos Tevez - despite their striker injury problems.
Hansen wrote in his column for the Telegraph: "Yes, City risk being left short of attacking options if they stick to their guns by making it clear that Tévez will not play for the club again, even if they run out of strikers.
"But the way that Mancini and the owners deal with this situation will be a defining moment for the club and they have to get it right. Even if Tévez apologises to Mancini, his team-mates, the owner and the fans, I don't see how he can play for City again.
"How can he be trusted? If he didn't want to play against Bayern, how do we know that he will want to play the next time he is picked as a substitute?
"His actions have led to an internal investigation at City, which has provided another distraction that Mancini and the players could do without."