Manchester City's newest signing Roque Santa Cruz hopes Carlos Tevez joins him at Eastlands this summer.

The Paraguay international striker sealed his move to City on Monday from Blackburn for a fee believed to be in the region of £18million.

No sooner had the 27-year-old marksman put pen-to-paper on a four-year contract had he urged ex-Manchester United ace Tevez to follow suit.

Tevez is set to leave Corinthians permanently this summer following the conclusion of his two-year loan deal with the Premier League champions.
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The former West Ham striker has been linked with a move to City and Santa Cruz believes he would be an ideal signing for the club.

"If Tevez comes too he would be a very good signing," Santa Cruz told radio 970 AM.

"I hope that Tevez could join Manchester City. I heard that there have been conversations about that happening. He would be a really good signing."

Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United to tie Carlos Tevez to a new deal as speculation continues to surround the Argentine's future.

Tevez joined United on a two-year loan agreement in 2007 and will be out of contract in the summer.

Both the player and his advisor Kia Joorabchian have hinted that he could leave Old Trafford during the transfer window, even though he has greatly enjoyed his time with the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson announced after the midweek victory over Wigan that talks had been held with Tevez regarding a permanent deal.

And Rooney hopes the Red Devils can convince Tevez to stay and not pursue a new challenge elsewhere.

Rooney believes his fellow striker has contributed hugely to United's success over the past two years and would be sorry to see him go.

"Carlos is a world-class player and you always want to see those sort of players at your club," Rooney said in the Daily Mirror.

"He's got so much energy and has scored some vital goals.

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Argentine striker Carlos Tevez came on as a second half substitute for Los Albicelestes against France, and played a key role in their second goal, which was converted by Lionel Messi.

The Manchester United striker later admitted to the press that Argentina's national coach, the legendary Diego Maradona, is capable of motivating the squad, and this has made a huge difference.

Tevez said that even though he didn't start the game, Maradona asked him to give his best, and those words inspired him when he entered the field.

"Diego talks and you get goosebumps," explained Tevez, in declarations to Radio 10. "It was a very nice match to find out where the Argentine national team stand. I'm happy because I thought the side were very solid."

Argentina picked up their second consecutive victory under Maradona. The first was a 1-0 win over Scotland in Glasgow late last year.

Ryan Giggs and his Manchester United team-mates may still believe they can win teh quadruple!

United are still in it to win it in the FA Cup and Champions league, whilst they top the Premier League adn are in the final of the Carling Cup!

"Hopefully the latest injuries won't have too much of an impact because we've also got the likes of Patrice, Wayne, Wes and Rio all coming back. So that should help," said Ryan.

"People have been talking about us winning all four trophies, but as players we just get on with things. We've got as far as we can in the League Cup now and we'll look forward to the final when it comes round. Next it's the FA Cup, then it's back to the league.

"We've just got to perform well in every game and make sure we have the right attitude and concentration going into whatever competition we're playing in."

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will have been frustrated by his side's wastefulness, with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo guilty of throwing away obvious openings.

It was United who had the first opportunity when Arsenal keeper Almunia inexplicably picked up a backpass from Mikael Silvestre inside the first two minutes. Arsenal were relieved when Anderson's free-kick was half-cleared and Michael Carrick turned the loose ball wide.

Rooney missed an even better chance for United after 17 minutes, carelessly lofting an inviting ball from Ronaldo over the top when it seemed certain he would score.

Arsenal took full advantage of the reprieve to take the lead five minutes later, when Nasri's shot took a crucial deflection off Neville and wrong-footed Edwin van der Sar. It was a wonderfully open game but Arsenal were playing like a team stung by recent criticism and the sight of old rivals United had only inspired them further.

Fabregas had a shot deflected just wide but United were threatening themselves and Almunia needed to save well from Ji-Sung Park.

If there was a frustration for Arsenal, it would have been that the crucial second goal had eluded them, despite their dominance. They did not have to wait long to get it as Nasri doubled their advantage three minutes after the restart. Fabregas was at the centre of affairs again, punishing United for failing to pick up Nasri when he threaded through a perfect pass for the France midfield man to beat Van der Sar with an emphatic finish.

United, uncharacteristically, were lacking a cutting edge and wasted a perfect opportunity to grasp at a lifeline immediately after Arsenal's goal. Park found Ronaldo unmarked at the far post but he dragged his shot across the face of goal with only Almunia to beat.

Almunia then required lengthy treatment after an accidental clash with Carrick as United refused to give up on the belief that they could get back into an enthralling encounter. He carried on but was clearly in discomfort and was replaced by Lukasz Fabianski with 12 minutes left.

United also replaced Rooney with Carlos Tevez and Anderson with Ryan Giggs in what was clearly a last throw of the dice by Ferguson as time ran out. Rafael, who had replaced Neville in the 63rd minute, pulled one back in the final minute with a spectacular left-foot volley from the edge of the box after Arsenal failed to clear a Giggs cross.

Manchester United’s Carlos Tevez has insisted he is happy to stay at Old Trafford despite his lack of first team opportunities this season.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Tevez admitted it was tough for him to get into the first XI currently. He said: “This season is proving more complicated than any other and it is difficult for me to get in the team. The competition with Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov is intense.”

However, he insists that he has discussed the matter with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and reveals he understands he needs to be patient. The striker explained: “This club have the most talented forward line in England and the manager has decided that we cannot all play in the team at the same time. I want to play more and the coach knows this.”

Ronaldo might be benched against Celtic as Carlos Tevez and Anderson are back in contention after missing Saturday's 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick miss out of course and they are joined in the stands by Patrice Evra who was taken off with a hamstring injury against West Brom and won't be risked tomorrow night.

He should be OK for Saturday,' Fergie said, referring to Saturday's trip to Goodison Park. The manager also confirmed that he was considering relegating Ronaldo to the bench as he's still not at full fitness and has played a lot of games in recent weeks.

If he won't start then Nani is likely to take his place in the side. Anderson and Carlos Tevez are likely to be handed starts after missing Saturday's win because they arrived back very late from international duty.

Carlos Tevez celebrated Argentina's 2-1 victory over Uruguay on Saturday, because his team put an end to a five-match winless streak in the World Cup qualifiers.

Carlos Tevez affirmed to the press that Argentina took a "heavy weight" off their shoulders with their 2-1 victory over Uruguay in a fiery River Plate derby.

"With this victory we took a heavy weight off our shoulders, because we came into the match without any victories and not playing well," he stated to the local press.

The Manchester United striker complained about the match referee, Carlos Torres, because he believes he gave out yellow cards "for anything". Tevez was one of ten players who were booked, and he will miss the clash with Chile next week.

"He gave out (yellow) cards for anything. I know I will miss the next match, but the important thing was to claim the victory," he said.

Tevez was satisfied with the way Argentina played, because he feels they dominated the match for moments, and they didn't allow their opponents to attack them with any conviction.

"We played well for the first 30 minutes, and them (Uruguay), other than the goal, didn't attack us with any danger. But I think the national team played a good match," he concluded.

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