Duo set for City return

Daniel Sturridge and Benjani Mwaruwari could return for Manchester City at Arsenal on Saturday, with Michael Johnson and Martin Petrov not far behind them to give the Blues a timely lift.

City are aiming at the twin targets of a top-seven berth and the UEFA Cup, where they tackle Hamburg in a quarter-final on Thursday, and manager Mark Hughes knows he needs as many of his squad available as possible.