Valeri Bojinov and Martin Petrov could be in line for a return to first team action after both scored for reserves in a 3-1 win over Everton. Bojinov grabbed to while Petrov the other as the second team fought back from
1-0 down to see off the Toffee's for the second time in four days.
City have also received another injury boos as Shaun Wright-Phillips is well on the road to recovery from an ankle injury that has seen him miss the last four games. Micah Richards is to resume training on Thursday and Pablo Zabaleta will be out of action for just one more week with a hamstring injury.
It is the kind of selection headache manager Mark Hughes would prefer to have. He has without the two Bulgarians since last summer and with Jo being loaned out to Everton, he has seen his attacking options severely depleted.