Elano may return

Manchester City may be boosted by the return of Elano for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match against Bolton.

The Brazil midfielder has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and sat out the defeat by Tottenham last weekend.

Dietmar Hamann is available again after suspension, but Stephen Ireland is ruled out after being sent off at White Hart Lane.

Provisional squad: Isaksson, Corluka, Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Etuhu, Hamann, Fernandes, Johnson, Petrov, Elano, Vassell, Bianchi, Samaras, Geovanni, Hart, Onuoha, Jihai.