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Carlos Tevez was on Thursday given permission to return to Buenos Aires as he recovers from a leg injury sustained in Manchester City's 3-0 defeat to Arsenal.

The Argentina forward was initially diagnosed with a dead leg, but scans revealed the injury was worse than first anticipated.

City's Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz said earlier in the week he believed Tevez was suffering from homesickness.

Tevez will leave for Argentina on Friday, and will undertake a rehabilitation programme aimed at getting him fit for the Manchester derby on November 10.