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Preview: City v Everton
22/ 2/2008
MANCHESTER City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has close to a full-strength squad to choose from for Monday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Everton.
Key pair Elano and Vedran Corluka are both available again after missing City’s derby win at Manchester United two weeks ago through suspension.
Midfielder Michael Johnson is also back in contention after returning to training following a two-month lay-off with an abdominal injury.
His return means summer signing Valeri Bojinov, who underwent a knee operation earlier in the season, is now City’s only absentee - but he too is now back in training.
Eriksson, meanwhile, is convinced new signingFelipe Caicedo has a bright future in England ahead of him.
Caicedo arrived last month from Basle and Eriksson said: "Even though he has a little bit of international football under his belt it might take time before we see the real Caicedo. But you can see that he is a good player, he has a good left foot and is very strong. We'll give him some time and he will probably sit on the bench to jump in every now and then."
Joseph Yobo will return to Everton’s squad having been left out of the UEFA Cup triumph over Brann Bergen.
Yobo was on two bookings in Europe and another caution would have ruled him out of the next tie. He also had flu, and boss David Moyes opted not to take any risks with the Nigerian defender.
Mikel Arteta is struggling with the groin injury that kept him out of the first-leg against Bergen last week but that did not stop him completing the 6-1 victory over the Norwegians this week.
Manchester City (from): Hart, Onuoha, Richards, Dunne, Ball, Vassell, Ireland, Hamann, Jihai, Elano, Corluka, Fernandes, Petrov, Garrido, Benjani, Caicedo, Geovanni, Johnson, Mpenza, Sturridge, Etuhu, Isaksson.
Everton (from): Howard, Hibbert, Neville, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott, Valente, Baines, Arteta, Carsley, Osman, Cahill, Fernandes, Pienaar, Johnson, Yakubu, Anichebe, Vaughan, Wessels.
Last season: City 2 Everton 1
Key opponent: Mikel Arteta - Makes Everton tick and will dictate the game if given time
Prediction: City 1 Everton 0 - It should be tight, but if City can recreate their derby form they should win
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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1037888_preview_city_v_everton
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