Robinho ready to return

Record signing Robinho is set to make his first Manchester City appearance for three months in tomorrow’s Premier League encounter with Hull at Eastlands.

The £32.5m Brazilian has not been involved for the Blues since August, after which he suffered a stress fracture on his international duty in Argentina.

But the former Real Madrid is expected to be on the bench at least for the visit of Phil Brown’s men as City look to arrest a run of six straight draws.

Team (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Onuoha, Bridge, Garrido, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Kompany, Johnson, Ireland, Barry, Robinho, Bellamy, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz, Benjani.