Tevez faces the sack as Manchester City act following Argentine's refusal to play against Bayern

Following a day of talks involving manager Roberto Mancini, senior figures from the club’s hierarchy and City’s legal advisers, Tévez is expected to be told to stay away from the Carrington training ground on Thursday morning as an internal investigation is launched into the events at the Allianz Arena that resulted in Mancini claiming that the Argentine forward was “finished” and would “never” play for the club again.

City confirmed the punishment in a statement on Wednesday night. “The player’s suspension is pending a full review into his alleged conduct during Tuesday evening’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich,” the statement said. “The player will not be considered for selection or take part in training whilst the review is under way.”

A fine of two weeks’ wages, the maximum allowed under Football Association regulations, is likely to cost the striker a basic £400,000.

Tévez’s attempts to forget his troubles and play golf backfired on Wednesday when he was turned away from Tytherington Golf Club in Cheshire with his wife because he had not booked a tee-off time and the course was full. He got in his Mercedes and headed back to his mansion in Alderley Edge.

City are determined to investigate Tuesday’s events, with players and coaching staff present on the substitutes’ bench at the time of the incident likely to be asked to provide observations, with television interviews also set to be reviewed.