Tevez may stay at City: Mancini

Unsettled striker Carlos Tevez could be forced to stay at Manchester City because "there isn't a team that wants to take him."Roberto Mancini admitted Friday.Tevez is back training with City ahead of the new Premier League season after representing Argentina at Copa America.But the striker has made it clear he wants to leave and has been linked with a move away from the club.

However, Mancini said that it appears more and more likely that Tevez could be forced to remain at City as there was no interest in the player."I don't know if he will stay but it is difficult for him to leave," said Mancini at a press conference ahead of City's opening game of the season against Swansea."Carlos is here and there isn't a team that wants to take him. I'm happy if he stays."Mancini has spent around £51 million (58 million euros) in the transfer market this summer for Argentina forward Sergio Aguero, full-back Gael Clichy from Arsenal and centre back Stefan Savic from Partizan Belgrade.But his hopes of securing Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, a player Mancini has been chasing all summer, before the opening game are up in the air, much to the manager's frustration.Nasri, who is valued at around £22 million, has not been included in Arsenal's squad for Saturday's match against Newcastle."I don't know the situation at the moment," added Mancini when asked about Nasri.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson lights fuse ahead of City showdown today

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson 'lit the fuse' ahead of an explosive Community Shield clash with Manchester City by warning his bitter rivals that even their financial muscle can't guarantee success in the Premier League.Ferguson initially seemed unconcerned when City's Abu Dhabi-based owners started lavishing vast sums on a host of big names three years ago.But his dismissive jibes about dealing with "noisy neighbours" have been replaced by an awareness that Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled team are now a serious threat.Now Ferguson has paid City the ultimate back-handed compliment by starting his mind games before the season has even begun.He chose the eve of this weekend's traditional curtain-raiser to issue a stern reminder that splashing the cash doesn't necessarily mean prizes will follow.Ferguson said, "We get this almost every year when clubs round about us buy, and that's how you view the importance of winning the league these days.Chelsea had this great spell of buying when Jose Mourinho first went there and we accepted that challenge.To win the league in England is very difficult. If you look at the Premier League you are looking at the top six fighting for four places.I think 84 points will win the league next year. We had less last year but you have to consider the increasing competition.Liverpool are expected to be better, the top four we know about and Tottenham as well. You expect it to be a really tough league."