De Bruyne a better player than at Chelsea, says Pellegrini

Those three, and Silva had a kick on his ankle. “I hope he will be okay for Juventus”.

Fabian Delph has been ruled out for six weeks with a hamstring injury, while full-backs Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta are also unavailable.

Sako caused Branislav Ivanovic all sorts of problems in their 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge and will look to do the same against the French full-back.

New signing Kevin De Bruyne is in line to make his City debut following his record transfer from Wolfsburg a fortnight ago.

With Bacary Sagna limping out of France’s recent game against Serbia, the news is positive on him though as Pellegrini confirmed he was 100% fit and in contention.

Alan Pardew’s side are sure to prove a great test for City however, and Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony says his side are under no illusions as to the challenge they face on Saturday afternoon. “I don’t think he has any problem in terms of his position”.

‘Kevin is an important player, like Raheem, he has characteristics we need. He will be a very important player for us. “He’s in the squad list, we’ll see tomorrow whether he starts”, said the Chilean boss.

Manchester City have signed some world class players in recent times, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero along with the Spaniard David Silva have been the spine of everything that has been great about City over the past four years and you’d struggle to find a better creative midfielder in world football than David Silva. “Maybe it is a risk for him to take a knock in the same spot, so maybe it is better for him to rest for a couple of days”.

“When good players arrive in a good team, I think they can continue improving”. But our team is in a very good moment and we feel we can go anywhere and win.