Hughes: More to come from Tevez

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Tevez, who hit 34 goals in two seasons for Manchester United, found the net for the first time since swapping red for light blue as City saw off plucky Palace.

"That was important for him," said Hughes. "I hoped he would get opportunities and he was able to get off the mark. His energy and enthusiasm for the game shone through."

He added: "The more he plays for us, the better he will become. We've got Emmanuel Adebayor and Carlos off the mark now so we are delighted."

City were forced to weather a first-half storm from Palace, who came off at half-time on top having gone close through Freddie Sears and Darren Ambrose.

City's all-star frontline of Adebayor, Tevez and Robinho did not look like they were relishing the experience as the Palace back four snapped and snarled at them at every opportunity.

At the other end, Joleon Lescott was handed a surprise debut alongside new captain Kolo Toure.

"He did fine," added Hughes of his new £22million signing.

"He only had 24 hours and one training session with us. But we got clearance for him to play and it was important to get him in the team as soon as possible."