Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini summoned Carlos Tevez to his house on Wednesday night in an attempt to clear the air, it has been revealed.

The Sun says Mancini rang Tevez as the Argy boarded a 9pm train from Euston and told the hitman to come to his house as soon as he got back to Manchester.

Tevez arrived just after midnight anticipating a meeting to thrash out their differences over the incident in Germany when City allege their former captain refused to come on as a sub in the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

But Mancini demanded that Tevez apologise to him both publicly and privately and that he did the same to chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak.

He also told Tevez that even if he said sorry disciplinary procedures would continue.

Tevez then asked Mancini to apologise to him for saying that he refused to play but the Italian said 'no'. Tevez, who had been suspended for a fortnight, returned to training yesterday.

A source close to Tevez said: "Carlos went to Mancini's house as he was asked but to be told to apologise was not acceptable."