Balotelli sidelined

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli will miss the Europa League match against FC Timisoara tomorrow because of a knee problem.

Balotelli is expected to return on Sunday when they face Sunderland after suffering discomfort in Romania where he scored the winning goal in the first leg.

England midfielder James Milner will sit out the match as he was not registered in time while Aleksander Kolarov, Jerome Boateng and Wayne Bridge are ruled out through injury.

Team (from) : Hart, Given, Richards, Zabaleta, Lescott, K Toure, Kompany, Wright-Phillips, Johnson, Barry, Silva, Vieira, De Jong, Y Toure, Tevez, Adebayor, Jo, Logan.