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Tevez has been training with City for the past month after ending his long-standing rift with the club, which started when he refused to warm up during a Champions League match against Bayern Munich in September.
City lost their five-month lead in the title race to Manchester United last week and are now four points behind after the champions’ 5-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.
The ousted leaders’ game in hand is against fifth-place Chelsea, who are just outside the Champions League places but have been revitalised since the dismissal of manager Andre Villas-Boas at the start of the month.
“He’s like a new signing,” City defender Joleon Lescott said of the potential return of Tevez, the team’s former captain. “All the boys are excited and can’t wait for him to get playing again.
“Over the last two years he has probably performed at the highest consistent level as anyone else, so none of us discourage what Carlos has done for the club and obviously what he continues to do.”
Chelsea are in a fight for the final two Champions League qualification places with London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal, who are also in midweek action.
Fixtures
Today: Blackburn v Sunderland (10pm).
Tomorrow: Man City v Chelsea (9.45pm); Tottenham v Stoke (9.45pm); Everton v Arsenal(10pm); QPR v Liverpool (10pm).
Online Reporter