Jo gets rare City start

Fulham v Manchester City

Roberto Mancini handed £18m Brazilian Jo his first Premier League start since October 2008 as Manchester City squared up to a Fulham side managed by old boss Mark Hughes at Craven Cottage.

Although signed before Hughes replaced Sven-Goran Eriksson, Jo was the first arrival in the summer that he became City boss and he soon tired of the former CSKA Moscow man, shipping him out to Everton on loan at the first available opportunity.

In addition, there were five Hughes signings in the City line-up, including skipper Carlos Tevez, compared to just one, Carlos Salcido, in the Fulham team.

TEAMS:

Fulham: Schwarzer, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido, Davies, Murphy, Etuhu, Duff, Dempsey, Andrew Johnson.

Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Pantsil, Gera, Kamara, Dikgacoi, Greening.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Kolarov, Toure Yaya, De Jong, Barry, Jo, Tevez, Silva. Subs: Given, Milner, Wright-Phillips, Adebayor, Adam Johnson, Vieira, Boyata.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)