Source: Daily_Mail
Carlos Tevez will fire Manchester City to title, insists David Silva
David Silva insists that Manchester City have a chance of glory if Carlos Tevez can keep up his incredible scoring run.[LNB]Tevez's nine goals in 13 Barclays Premier League appearances have helped City to within three points of joint leaders Chelsea and Manchester United.[LNB] Pure delight: Tevez celebrates after scoring against Fulham on Sunday[LNB]You can do it for us: Silva has hailed team-mate Tevez[LNB]And Silva - who has playedshoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Fernando Torres, David Villa andRaul - rates his Eastlands team-mate among the best strikers he hasplayed with.[LNB]'If Carlos keeps scoring like this,we have a chance,' the playmaker told the Manchester Evening News.'He's a good player for us, an important player and he has been scoringgoals.[LNB]'He also holds the ball in front for us to play, but we also have other strikers and are strong as a team.'[LNB]City played arguably their best football of the season during a 4-1 win at Fulham on Sunday, with Tevez twice on target.[LNB]But they have a worrying look ofover-reliance on Tevez, with a recent run of three straight defeatscoming when the Argentina international was confined to little morethan a half of football.[LNB]But Silva implies that any teamwould miss the 26-year-old. He said: 'Carlos is one of the best I haveplayed with. He's a great striker and I'm excited to play with him.[LNB]'It is true that at Fulham we playeda good game and are now just three points away from the leaders - wejust need to keep trying to win the games.[LNB] On top of his game: Tevez and City were too hot for Fulham to handle[LNB] [LNB]'Everyone has been losing points, and we also lost some points, but we need to keep on trying to do our job.'[LNB]Silva was harshly and prematurelyjudged in his first few weeks of Premier League football following a£24million summer move from Valencia.[LNB]But the Spain World Cup winner hasshown his class in recent weeks and believes the robust core at theheart of City's midfield is ideal to let him create.[LNB] City slicker: David Silva in action against West Bromwich Albion earlier this month[LNB] [LNB]'I like to create chances and to play between the defensive line and the midfield line and try to help the team,' he said.[LNB]'Yaya Toure and Gareth Barry give methe licence to go and express myself. I've been playing more on theright side and having the freedom to play and to search for the spacesis good for my football.'[LNB] Napoli lead mega-rich Man City in race to sign Espanyol defender RuizBarcelona set to make Alves final offer in bid to fend off Manchester CityMANCHESTER CITY FC
