Yaya tells Carlos to say sorry
Posted Saturday, February 18, 2012 by The Sun
YAYA TOURE last night told Carlos Tevez he will be welcomed back into the Manchester City squad — but only if he says sorry.
Argentinian Tevez is unlikely to meet up with his team-mates until tomorrow at the earliest as the players were given two days off.
City boss Roberto Mancini jetted back home to Italy after the Europa League tie in Portugal meaning the pair have yet to come face to face.
But Toure says Tevez — who spent three months AWOL in Argentina — knows what he has to do to make amends and re-join City's push for the title.
Yaya said: "Carlos is a fantastic player and I hope he will continue with us because we need him.
"For me, it is no problem because he is a great player and everybody likes him. He knows what he has to say to the boss and the rest of the players.
"Me and the rest of the players will be happy if he comes back."
Mancini this week hit back at Tevez's claims that he was 'treated like a dog' after he refused to warm up in Munich in September.
The Italian manager also insisted he will not take any more questions about the Argentine for the rest of the season.
Tevez could learn from Toure who revealed he phoned Mancini before the African Nations Cup final to say he wanted to play for City on Thursday.
The Ivorian had been away for six weeks but said: "I talked to the boss and said 'I want to play.
"The final was very important for my country and for me but now I have a chance of winning the Europa League and the Premier League."
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