The Argie ace incredibly blasted the ball over the bar from just
eight yards in front of an open goal with 15 minutes gone as City
crashed to their first defeat of the season.
It was a contender for miss of the century - but boss Mancini
insisted: "We had this chance with Carlos, but we also had three or
four others.
"We had a situation where we we should score - but this is
football. If you don't score a goal when you have these situations
you can lose.
"Every game is difficult and you have to play to the last
second."
Delighted Sunderland boss Steve Bruce could not believe his luck
as Darren Bent cashed in on Tevez's miss with an injury-time
penalty.
Bruce admitted: "We rode our luck with the Tevez miss, it's
about time it went our way. I don't think he'll miss one like that
ever again."
