Balotelli back in contention

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is available again for Monday’s crunch Barclays Premier League derby against Manchester United.

The Italian has served a three-match ban for his sending off at Arsenal earlier this month but it remains to be seen whether he will be recalled given the form of Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez.

Defender Micah Richards (hamstring) is fit again after missing last week’s win at Wolves.

Provisional squad: Hart, Pantilimon, Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Savic, K Toure, Kolarov, Clichy, Milner, Johnson, Nasri, De Jong, Barry, Y Toure, Pizarro, Silva, Balotelli, Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko.