No new injury concerns for Man City

Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan has no new injury concerns for tomorrow’s Premiership opener against Fulham.

Keegan is set to start with both his new full-backs Ben Thatcher and Danny Mills, with Sun Jihai having only returned from Asian Cup duty on Thursday.

Paulo Wanchope is unavailable as he is on World Cup duty with Costa Rica, while new keeper Geert de Vlieger is a long-term injury absentee.

Team (from): James, Thatcher, Distin, Reyna, Fowler, Sibierski, Macken, Mills, McManaman, Dunne, Barton, Bosvelt, Bischoff, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Anelka, Negouai, Jihai, Ellegaard, Sommeil.