Tevez backs Man City boss

Manchester City’s Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has backed coach Mark Hughes as the man for the job amid reports the club are interested in former Chelsea interim coach Guus Hiddink.

Tevez, on target twice in last week’s draw at Bolton, reacted to reports that Hughes is fighting for his job with the club eighth in the table despite massive summer outlay and only two league defeats to date.

Ahead of Saturday’s game with Sunderland, Tevez, who arrived in the summer from rivals United, said: “When I first joined the club I had a long chat with Mark Hughes and he gave me a vision of how the club was going to go forward.

“The reason I joined was because I believe in his vision. I believe in what he had to say,” Tevez told the Daily Telegraph.

“I believe in the club. I also believe in Mark. We will be a big club. I’m 100 per cent behind the manager. I’m really surprised that a question about his future even exists at such an early stage.

“Every team in the Premier League will say they can do better and we are no exception. But the team is in transition with a lot of new players coming in and we have had a lot of injuries.”