Patrick Vieira insists Manchester City can handle the departure of Carlos Tevez.
Vieira is convinced the club can quickly move on.
Vieira said: "It is never easy to lose players like Carlos Tevez. In the last two years he has been fantastic for the football club, scoring goals.
"The club has grown that fast and Carlos has made a huge contribution to it, like all the players.
"But in football, it is not the first time a big club has lost a big player. I believe we can still achieve our targets and we will still have a really competitive team.
"The players will take more responsibilities on their shoulders and that will make them better players.
"Life goes on. If Carlos does leave we just have to wish him good luck and say thank you for everything he has done for the football club."
