After all the anger and disbelief at Carlos Tevez's behaviour in Munich it was on Friday night reported that one of Roberto Mancini's sons, Filippo, had done exactly the same thing as the Argentinian six weeks ago.
Filippo, 20, reportedly refused to come on as a substitute during an Elite Development Squad match against Liverpool on 10 August. When asked by Andy Welsh, the manager of Manchester City's Elite Development Squad to replace another player after 80 minutes of the match, Filippo would not go on and is alleged to have exchanged angry words with Welsh before storming off.
Mancini's other son, Andrea, also started the match on the bench but came on in the 60th minute.
Fillipo, who played for Virtus Entella last season in the Lega Pro Seconde Divisione, Italian football's fourth division, was using the pre-season friendly, played at Hyde United's Ewen Fields Ground, to gain match fitness.
No disciplinary action was taken against the player as he is not contracted to Manchester City.
"Filippo is a non-contracted, unpaid player who was on the bench for a non-competitive game," a club spokesman said. "In these circumstances a disciplinary procedure would have been invoked. However, as he was not an employee of the club, this was not a viable option."
Mancini was not told of the incident until Friday.
A Manchester City investigation has failed to prove the claim of manager Roberto Mancini that Carlos Tevez refused to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich.
Instead the Argentine striker attended a disciplinary hearing on Friday over a reduced charge of refusing to warm up.
The 27-year-old also faced a number of other charges and City are expected to make an announcement early next week.
Tevez, set to exit the club in January, will appeal against any punishment.
A senior City figure who was not part of the initial investigation chaired the hearing.
Tevez was able to request that club captain Vincent Kompany or a member of the Professional Footballers' Association be present.
He can now take his case to the City board - with that hearing likely to involve a representative of the club's Abu Dhabi-based owners.
If he is again unsuccessful, the Argentine would be able to appeal to the Premier League - and he could contest that ruling as well - meaning the dispute may not be settled until mid-December.
Both camps accept it would then be best if Tevez moved on during the January transfer window, although no talks have taken place with potential suitors.
Mancini said after the Champions League defeat in Germany that Tevez was "finished" at City.
The player denied refusing to play, blaming a "misunderstanding" and his adviser Kia Joorabchian insisted a post-match interview in which Tevez said "I didn't feel right to play so I didn't" was mistranslated.
Tevez was signed by then City manager Mark Hughes in the summer of 2009 and has since scored 53 goals in 91 appearances.
In May, he captained the club to FA Cup triumph, with a 1-0 victory over Stoke in the final at Wembley, City's first major trophy in 35 years.
However, he has also twice asked for a transfer away from Eastlands and looked set to get his wish before a proposed £40m move to Brazilian side Corinthians fell through.
He has made five appearances for City this season, but only two starts, and is yet to score.
HARRY REDKNAPP has offered to rescue Carlos Tevez’s Premier League career.
Redknapp said: “I would take him if he were available – who wouldn’t?
“If Manchester City want to let me have him on loan and massively subsidise it, I’d have him tomorrow.
“Say what you like, he’s a world-class player and the one criticism you can’t level at him is he doesn’t work his socks off when he plays.
“When he gets on the field he’s a right handful.
“It’s all right people refusing to condone his behaviour but, to be honest, I’m only interested what he does when he plays.
“And world-class players are in short supply.”
CARLOS TEVEZ has been told to leave Manchester City ... by the Argentinian government! Daniel Scioli, governor of Buenos Aires, is the country’s second most important politician behind president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
And he is furious with the way Tevez has been treated in the wake of his row with Roberto Mancini. On the day a betting company is encouraging fans to throw their Tevez shirts in the bin, Scioli has accused English football of a complete lack of respect towards the player.
Scioli stormed: “I believe in Carlitos and we want him back in Argentina. It’s so unfair what Man City is doing with him. The fans who are throwing their Tevez shirts into the trash are disrespectful people.
They are offending Tevez, but they are also offending Argentina. They are ungrateful people. Tevez has done so much for them, and now they are treating him like this.
We love him.”
"Tevez has messed with the wrong club. City's owners are extremely rich and powerful. "He should just apologise to the club and get back to playing football," Rush told MiD DAY, at the sidelines of the Standard Chartered 'Go Forward' football clinic for municipal school children in Mumbai yesterday.
Rush, who devoted 16 years of his career to Liverpool, making 660 appearances between 1980 and 1996 (spent the 1987-88 season with Juventus), wishes players showed more loyalty and compassion to their clubs. "Loyalty is what makes Steven (Gerrard) and Jamie (Carragher) so special. It's sad we don't see a lot of it nowadays," added Liverpool's all-time top-scorer (346 goals).
The Welshman, who is also the top-scorer for his country with 28 international goals, called for better handling of players like Tevez. "Man management is the key in such situations. At United, Tevez would never have behaved like this. Even at Liverpool, players know if they don't behave themselves they'll be out. Roberto Mancini is still new in England. If he wins the league this season, he'll earn that kind of respect from the players."
Having said that, Rush quickly pointed out that winning the Premier League won't be easy for City. "Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and United will all be looking to knock them off the top. They have the talent, but what is important is how they deal with pressure." Mancini's team are currently five points clear of their second-placed United in the standings and look favourites to win the title, especially after last month's 6-1 win at Old Trafford.
When asked if any of the 40 shortlisted children attending the four-month long football clinic would be taken to train in Liverpool, Rush replied: "Yes, of course. If they have the talent they will get the opportunity. These kids need better guidance, and more importantly better pitches to play on."