Toure expected to make Cup match

Roberto Mancini expects to have skipper Kolo Toure available for Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Stoke tomorrow.

Toure limped out of Tuesday’s win over Bolton with a knee injury but has now recovered and is expected to partner £22m summer arrival Joleon Lescott in central defence because Vincent Kompany (groin) is out.

Craig Bellamy (knee) is also sidelined, while new signing Adam Johnson is cup-tied, having played against City for Middlesbrough earlier in the competition.

Team (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Toure, Lescott, Boyata, Garrido, Sylvinho, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Vieira, Barry, De Jong, Petrov, Ibrahim, Tevez, Adebayor.