Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany are on their way back for Manchester City.
The Daily Mail says centre forward Aguero is certain to recover from the sore foot that kept him out and will face Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Captain Vincent Kompany has stepped up training and has a very good chance of playing for the first time since injuring his groin in Sporting Lisbon two-and-half weeks ago.