Tevez believes Mancini row helped him

Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez has claimed that his fall-out with boss Roberto Mancini last season has been good for him.

The Argentina international was guilty of refusing to come off the bench for the Citizens in their Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich, and after a bust-up with the Italian coach went AWOL back in his homeland.

However, the pair have mended their shaky relationship and Tevez returned to the Etihad Stadium to play a part in City’s dramatic last-day clinching of the Premier League title in 2011-12.

The South American has been a first-choice for Mancini this season and Tevez feels that he is focussed on playing football once more.

“For better or worse, the fight with Mancini was good for me. I am enjoying football again, which is what I wanted, to feel this hunger for glory and to be happy,” The Daily Mail report Tevez as saying.

Tevez scored City’s third goal in their most-recent 3-1 win over QPR on Saturday.