Micah Richards could feature for Manchester City when Wigan visit on Wednesday after nearly six months on the sidelines.
Richards may be handed a place on the bench for the visit of the Latics following a knee injury that has seen him miss the majority of the campaign, with his last appearance coming in the win over Swansea at the end of October.
Maicon is available following illness and Jack Rodwell could also be involved following a hamstring problem but David Silva is expected to miss out with a similar injury.
City will contest the FA Cup final with Wigan in May but assistant boss David Platt insists his side will not treat Wednesday’s Premier League fixture as a warm-up for the Wembley showpiece.
“It is not a case of because we are playing them tonight we will know how to play them in the cup final. I don’t think it has any correlation whatsoever,” said Platt. “Each team has four or five games before then.”
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