Ivory Coast worldwide Bony was sidelined during the recent global break after being forced off early during City’s goalless draw at Aston Villa on November 8.
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Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City): to follow. They are tied for points with Arsenal. The league leaders will welcome the return to the Etihad Stadium where they’ve won their last three games against Newcastle, Bournemouth and Norwich.
“It’s up to whoever is marking him – and I hope it’s Nathaniel Clyne – to make sure he’s kept silent at the Etihad”.
Playmaker David Silva could also be nearing a return after a seven-game absence with a knee injury but Samir Nasri looks set to be out until February with a hamstring problem. Even if he is judged to be fully fit it is more likely that he will come on as a late match substitute or perhaps not even play at all if the match is well in hand for the Citizens. Summer signing Nicolas Otamendi will face new pressure to step up to the plate should Kompany be absent, while Eliaquim Mangala and Martin Demichelis could be given more responsibilities to plug the gaps in central defence.
Former Liverpool favourite John Aldridge has hit out at Raheem Sterling’s agent Aidy Ward, who last week took a pop at former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers, as per the Liverpool Echo. “Liverpool is a great club, City is a fantastic club”. Jürgen Klopp has come in and he’s a great addition to the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool): to follow… Coutinho, has smashed in four goals and chipped in with two assists in 11 league appearances.
Despite playing less football, Sterling has scored more Premier League goals than he did at this stage last year- although it’s scary to see he has the same tally of shots on and off target. This team has plenty of talent and have been winning consistently this season.
Jordon Ibe and James Milner have also recovered from minor knocks and both should be included for the game.
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Vincent Company picked up a knock whilst on worldwide duty.
