Man City's title hopes to be lifted by Tevez's return

Two months after writing off Carlos Tevez's career at Manchester City, manager Roberto Mancini could welcome back the Argentina forward in Wednesday's Premier League match against Chelsea in a bid to give his team's faltering title challenge a lift.

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 in September.

City lost its five-month lead in the title race to Manchester United last week and is four points behind after the champions' 5-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

City defender Joleon Lescott says ``all the boys are excited'' about Tevez's potential return in the team's game in hand.

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