Harry Redknapp handed Aaron Lennon his first start since December as Tottenham looked to win their £50m confrontation with Manchester City and book a place in next season’s Champions League.

Gareth Barry is set to return for Manchester City as the Blues look to put themselves in line for Champions League qualification by beating Tottenham at Eastlands tomorrow night.

Roberto Mancini must decide whether to place his trust in Marton Fulop or Gunnar Nielsen to keep goal for Manchester City in their top-four duel with Aston Villa at Eastlands tomorrow.

Nigel de Jong was not even born when Manchester City last won at Arsenal but the Dutch midfielder is not going to let the weight of history bother him.

Patrick Vieira heads a quartet of former Arsenal men now playing for Man City who return to face the north London giants at the Emirates Stadium for the first time.

Wayne Bridge and Stephen Ireland are set to give manager Roberto Mancini a boost by returning for Manchester City in tomorrow’s derby with Manchester United.

Manchester City full-back Sylvinho is struggling to make the Barclays Premier League match against Birmingham on Sunday.

Pablo Zabaleta starts a two-match ban and misses Manchester City’s trip to Burnley tomorrow.

IF they manage to get Champions League football, no-one at Eastlands will remember how much anxiety and nerves there were on the way but this was another horrible night for Roberto Mancini’s side before Carlos Tevez scored three times to bring some relief.

Emmanuel Adebayor returned to the Manchester City side against Wigan after a four-match suspension.

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland should be fit for Monday’s Barclays Premier League encounter with Wigan at Eastlands.

Defender Joleon Lescott has been ruled out for up to five weeks with a hamstring problem and so will not face former club Everton at Eastlands in the Premier League tomorrow.

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is pushing for a place in the starting line-up against Sunderland on Sunday after recovering from a knee injury.

Wayne Bridge and John Terry have been named to play from the start as Manchester City meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge today.

Carlos Tevez is set to return to the Manchester City starting line-up for tomorrow’s trip to Chelsea.

RYAN SHAWCROSS and Tuncay struck in extra time as Stoke dramatically emerged victorious from their three-game epic with Manchester City last night.

Manchester City will be without Carlos Tevez for the fourth successive game when they travel to Stoke for tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round replay.

Striker Fernando Torres has made a surprise return to the Liverpool substitutes bench for their crunch clash against Champions League-chasing rivals Manchester City at Eastlands today.

Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira will miss the Barclays Premier League match against Liverpool on Sunday as he starts a three-match suspension.

Roberto Mancini is facing a severe shortage of players for Manchester City’s Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke.

Roberto Mancini expects to have skipper Kolo Toure available for Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Stoke tomorrow.

Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson were handed their first Barclays Premier League starts as Manchester City looked to find a winning formula against local rivals Bolton.

Manchester City’s Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure will be available against Portsmouth after returning from the African Nations Cup.

Rio Ferdinand takes his place at the heart of Manchester United’s defence for the Carling Cup semi-final with Manchester City after appealing against his violent conduct charge.

Robinho will be part of Manchester City’s squad for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup semi-final decider at Old Trafford.

MANCHESTER CITY striker Robinho is convinced he has played his last game for the club and will be heading back to Brazil after signing off with the final goal in the 4-2 FA Cup win at Scunthorpe on Sunday.

Robinho struck what is likely to prove his farewell goal in English football in Manchester City’s 4-2 FA Cup fourth round win at Scunthorpe and seems to be heading back to Brazil whether Roberto Mancini likes it or not.

CONFUSION surrounded the immediate future of Robinho last night in the wake of Manchester City’s progression to the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Championship side Scunthorpe.

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Robinho was named in the Manchester City starting line-up for today’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Scunthorpe amid mounting speculation it would be his last appearance for the club.

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland is likely to return to the team against Scunthorpe on Sunday in the FA Cup fourth round.

CARLOS TEVEZ had what must be the final word – for now – in the debate that followed his transfer across Manchester this summer when his two goals earned City a slender first leg advantage in their Carling Cup semi-final with United, a result that gives his club a “51 per cent” chance of reaching the Final.

Dedryck Boyata is the surprise name in the Manchester City starting line-up tonight for their first domestic semi-final since 1981, a Carling Cup showdown with Manchester United.

Stephen Ireland will return to the Manchester City bench for tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final with Manchester United at Eastlands.

Nedum Onuoha could return to the Manchester City squad for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Everton.

Patrick Vieira’s Manchester City debut may be delayed as he battles to overcome a calf injury in time to face Blackburn on Monday.

MANCHESTER CITY defender Dedryck Boyata received the perfect compensation for missing a family Christmas when he was handed his senior debut at Middlesbrough.

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AS HE peered through the fog that shrouded Molineux last night, Roberto Mancini will have been acutely aware that he cannot possibly visualise a future at Manchester City without Craig Bellamy.

Craig Bellamy was restored to the Manchester City starting line-up for the Barclays Premier League meeting with Wolves at Molineux.

Craig Bellamy is set to start his first game under Roberto Mancini as Manchester City bid for a third straight win by beating Wolves at Molineux.

Roberto Mancini’s first major decision as Manchester City boss has been to restore Robinho to the Blues starting line-up for the today’s encounter with Stoke at Eastlands.

Midfielder Nigel de Jong returns from a one-match suspension to face Stoke on St Stephen's Day – new manager Roberto Mancini’s first match in charge.

Nigel de Jong will miss Manchester City’s encounter with Sunderland at Eastlands tomorrow.