Elano fitness boost for City

Manchester City midfielder Elano is fit to feature in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Reading.

The Brazilian playmaker suffered a knee injury in last week’s draw with Wigan but has now made a full return to training.

Defender Nedum Onuoha misses out after tweaking a hamstring – but should be fit to face Tottenham next week – while midfielder Martin Petrov is suspended.

England’s Micah Richards, who is making good progress after his recent knee surgery, and Bulgaria forward Valeri Bojinov are City’s other absentees.

Team (from): Hart, Corluka, Dunne, Ball, Vassell, Fernandes, Elano, Caicedo, Johnson, Ireland, Castillo, Benjani, Isaksson, Hamann, Garrido, Jihai, Geovanni, Sturridge.