Man City Captain Carrlos Tevez Could Be Fit For Cup Final

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes Carlos Tevez has a good chance of recovering from injury in time to play in the FA Cup final against Stoke on May 14.

Tevez missed the semi-final victory against Manchester United last weekend after suffering a hamstring problem in the previous match at Liverpool.

City expect the Argentina forward to be out of action for the next four league games starting at Blackburn on Monday.

But Mancini believes his captain could be back in time to feature at Wembley next month as City try to win their first major trophy since 1976.

“I hope Carlos can recover in time as we have four weeks, ” Mancini said on Thursday.

Mancini also confirmed that England defender Micah Richards will be sidelined for the Blackburn game after missing the semi-final with a hamstring injury.

“Micah is not ready yet. He needs another week to ten days to recover,” Mancini said.