Kompany Insists He’s Fit To Return To City Duty

“I select the players and, from the beginning, this player (Kompany) said the second game will be alright”.

City haven’t explicitly requested Belgium not to play Kompany this night, however it’s understood they’re monitoring the state of affairs with concern.

Kompany added about his calf after the game.

Kompany decision to defy Pellegrini and play will now see him on a collision course with the Chilean.

Belgium are set to top the next FIFA world football rankings due in November, thanks to their results in their final Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Kompany went into the global break nursing a calf injury and given the fact that Belgium had already qualified for the Euro’s in France next year, manager Manuel Pellegrini was of the opinion that his captain shouldn’t be risked in the upcoming round of worldwide fixtures.

“I’ve known him for a long time now, but just it’s a natural development, said Kompany”.

Key players at a number of Premier League clubs have suffered injuries, while a small number playing this evening will have their managers looking anxiously at the television, particularly given the short turnaround of three days before the weekend. “When we have players like him, fit and doing well, we can beat any team”. I don’t see any problem if he feels okay. “They know anyway all about the team here and what I do with Belgium”.

“He has been working with the rest of the squad since Friday, and that’s good for Manchester City, but good for Belgium also. If he only plays for an hour, will Manchester City not be satisfied that Vincent gains match practice?”

Pellegrini remains hopeful David Silva will recover from injury in time for the derby later this month.

City are also waiting to assess Aleksandar Kolarov after he limped out of Serbia’s defeat to Portugal.