Carlos Tevez could play for Manchester City again, according to assistant manager David Platt, after the want-away striker’s proposed transfer to Milan collapsed on Thursday.

The 27-year-old Argentine has not featured for Premier League leaders City since September, having been frozen out by manager Roberto Mancini after refusing to come on as a sub in a Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

It had been thought that incident had damaged Tevez’s relationship with Mancini beyond repair but Platt said there was still a chance of the former Manchester United star representing City again.

“Stranger things have happened,” Platt said.

City travel to Wigan on Monday where they will look to bounce back after suffering successive defeats for the first time since 2008.

But Platt insisted City were not cracking under the pressure of expectation.

“No one expected us to continue winning games without having a difficult moment,” said Platt.

“But we are still in the League Cup semi-final and our players are capable of turning the situation around.”