Maccabi Tel Aviv defender Yoav Ziv sees red card in absolutely bizarre fashion as he kicks linesman with a boot.

To say Tevez’s time at City has been up and down is an understatement. The talented midfielder has been as much a disturbance off the pitch as he has been glorious to watch on, but this fresh outburst has seemingly crossed a bridge too far for the Man City backroom staff.

Mancini almost managed wipe his hands of Tevez this August when Brazillian side Corinthians approached City with an offer of £40 million for the childish Argentine. However late complications forced the deal to fall through and Tevez and City were stuck with each other until January.

Tevez has always stated that he wants to return to Argentina to be closer to his family, and his frequent outbursts in recent months have kept the tension between City and their star at high levels.

But never have his petulant remarks over flowed onto the pitch in the style that they did on Tuesday night.