Nasri a doubt for cup tie

Manchester City will check on Samir Nasri ahead of their FA Cup fourth round trip to Stoke after the forward was hampered by a virus this week.

Right-back Pablo Zabaleta is fit after overcoming the foot injury that forced him off in last week’s Premier League win over Fulham.

Midfielder Yaya Toure and defender Kolo Toure are at the African Nations Cup with Ivory Coast while right-backs Micah Richards and Maicon (both knee) remain out.

Provisional squad: Hart, Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Lescott, Kolarov, Clichy, Rekik, Silva, Milner, Sinclair, Barry, Garcia, Rodwell, Nasri, Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli, Dzeko.