New arrival Kiki Musampa will go straight into the Manchester City side for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership encounter with Newcastle.
The loan signing will take over from Antoine Sibierski on the left-hand side of midfield as City look to begin life without Nicolas Anelka by recording a second successive home win over the Magpies.
Sibierski missed training today with a slight virus but should be fit enough to be involved, although he may have to content himself with a place on the bench.
Team (from): James, Weaver, Mills, Onuoha, Dunn, Distin, Thatcher, Jordan, S Wright-Phillips, Flood, Bosvelt, Barton, McManaman, Musampa, Sibierski, Fowler, Macken, B Wright-Phillips.