Mancini should let Tevez rot

Carlos Tevez refused to come on as a sub for Manchester City at Bayern Munich

Carlos Tevez is a disgrace to football.

To refuse to play under any circumstances is unforgivable, but to do it in one of the biggest matches in your club's history, when you are desperately needed, and you earn a reported wage of between £200,000 and £300,000 a week, is simply disgusting.

Tevez obviously felt aggrieved to have been left on the bench but can anyone blame Roberto Mancini for leaving him there?

He spent the whole summer trying to force his way out of the club, has looked off the pace during his time on the pitch this campaign and is clearly not putting in the same effort that he did in the past.

If Tevez wants a move away, he needs to earn it.

He needs to knuckle down, continue to produce the goods at Manchester City and then get an inevitable transfer.

This is completely the wrong way to go about it.

Tevez has been a great player in the past, no doubt, and was key to City's success last season in winning the FA Cup and qualifying for the Champions League, but who would want a person like him in their dressing room?

He should be willing to do anything for City.

Tevez didn't have any problems with City when he signed his lucrative contract two years ago

They are paying him at least £200,000 a week and have invested so much money and effort in him in addition to that, so the least he can do is show a bit of respect to his employers and fans and act with ultimate professionalism.

Think of the fans who paid their hard-earned money for flights to Munich, tickets for the Allianz Arena and perhaps accommodation. They deserve more than this.

Think of the young fans who worship the Argentinean, who buy replica shirts with his name on the back and treat posters of him as a shrine. They deserve more than this.

Then think of Tevez. 'Stuck' at a club he doesn't want to be at, on a mere £200,000 a week and living in what he seems to think is a hellish city. Boo hoo.

On the pitch, his effort usually cannot be questioned.

Tevez is a tyrant at times with his extremely high work-rate but in his appearances this season, he simply hasn't been the same.

The incident in Munich where he refused to come on as a substitute should be the tipping point.

Mancini must have toyed with the idea of leaving Tevez out completely at times this season, but he needs to be forceful now and finally close the door.

Mancini says Tevez is "finished" at City

The Italian's immediate reaction has been admirable, stating Tevez will never play for him again, and he must now stick to his word.

Put him in the reserves, perhaps. In fact, don't even do that because his mere presence will corrupt those around him.

What they should do is make him suffer. Make an example of him so nobody dares to cross a line like this again.

Make him sit out the final three years of his contract without playing a game.

That would be a costly move, but one that City can afford.

Tevez doesn't deserve to play football after his actions in Munich. Not for City, not for anyone.

He is an embarrassment, a disgrace and a fraud.

Tevez would have been the ideal substitute for Mancini to bring on in this game at 2-0 down.

Bayern were running rings round his side and Tevez - fully committed and at his best - would have been a fantastic player to come on and change the game.

It seems a long time since Tevez lifted the FA Cup as City captain in May

His petulance robbed Mancini of a vital option from the bench and he epitomises everything that is wrong about the modern-day player.

Tevez earns more in a day than most do in a year yet he has the cheek to refuse to play a game of football. What is wrong with the world?

He has given a lot of people a lot of joy over the years but the sight of him on a football pitch again would be an extremely unwelcome one. Football doesn't need the likes of him.

The Tevez situation will rightfully grab the headlines but it can't mask City's inept performance against Bayern Munich.

A 2-0 defeat flattered City as they were completely outclassed with the likes of Franck Ribery running the show.

The game proved City still have a long way to go before becoming giants of European football and that Mancini has still not completely changed his philosophy.

His decision to take Edin Dzeko off and bring on Nigel De Jong was laughable, although Mancini couldn't bring Tevez on so his options were severely limited.

Dzeko was also involved in a war of words with Mancini

Dzeko's petulant reaction to being brought off added real weight to the argument City are a team full of egos but his reaction sets him apart from Tevez.

He was angry to have been brought off and was wrong to show such public dissatisfaction, but at least he showed he cared and wanted to play for the club. More than can be said for Tevez.

No club should touch him after these antics and he should get nowhere near the City team now.

He would only have been used as an impact sub anyway with Sergio Aguero and Dzeko in lethal form, so he won't be as huge a loss as some believe.

Carlos Tevez doesn't deserve the privilege of being a professional footballer after refusing to play so if he is never seen on a football pitch again, it will be too soon.