Reyna comeback in doubt

Claudio Reyna may have to put his comeback on hold after suffering a slight setback in his recovery from an ankle injury.

The USA skipper had been expected to return for tomorrow’s encounter with Liverpool but Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce will take a late check before deciding whether to draft the midfielder into his squad.

Antoine Sibierski (neck) is a doubt but Joey Barton returns from suspension even though his brother Michael is currently facing a murder charge.

Squad: James, De Vlieger, Mills, Onuoha, Dunne, Distin, Richards, Jordan, Thatcher, Sun, Croft, Reyna, Sinclair, Barton, Ireland, Musampa, Hussein, Sibierski, Cole, Vassell, Miller, Fowler, Wright-Phillips.