De Jong back in City side

Nigel De Jong returned to the Manchester City side for the Barclays Premier League visit to West Ham.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2009 - 11:52

Nigel De Jong returned to the Manchester City side for the Barclays Premier League visit to West Ham.

The midfielder was cup-tied for the UEFA Cup clash against Copenhagen in mid-week but earned an immediate recall with Shaun Wright-Phillips suspended.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Person: De Jong Person: Nigel de Jong Person: Shaun Wright-Phillips Person: Jack Collison Person: Mark Noble Person: David Di Michele Person: Freddie Sears Event: Barclays Premier League Event: UEFA Cup Organisation: City Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: Ham Organisation: Copenhagen

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