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TEAM NEWS: Vincent Kompany returns to start for Manchester City as Edin Dzeko is benched for Aston Villa clash
Samir Nasri also loses out following City's 3-0 win over Fulham, while Alex McLeish makes four changes from the side which lost to Newcastle last Sunday
Feb 12, 2012 3:48:39 PM
By Alex Meyers
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Vincent Kompany makes a return to the starting side following a recovery from a knee injury, while Edin Dzeko drops to the bench for Manchester City's clash with Aston Villa.
Roberto Mancini makes four changes from the side which beat Fulham last Saturday. Samir Nasri and Dzeko drop to the bench as Nigel de Jong and James Milner come in, while Stefan Savic loses his place in the matchday squad as Kompany returns at centre-back. Pablo Zabaleta is preferred to Micah Richards at right-back.
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish makes four changes to the side that were beaten by Newcastle last Sunday.
James Collins returns to left-back at the expense of Stephen Warnock, Charles N'Zogbia drops to the bench to accommodate Marc Albrighton. Stephen Ireland and Ciaran Clark miss out completely as Gary Garner and Emile Heskey start.
Aston Villa: Given; Hutton, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins; Petrov, Gardner; Albrighton, Keane, Heskey; Bent.
Subs: Guzan, Ireland, Warnock, Bannan, Baker, Weimann, N'Zogbia
Manchester City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov; De Jong, Barry; Johnson, Silva, Milner; Aguero
Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Clichy, Savic, Nasri, Pizarro, Dzeko
Roberto Mancini makes four changes from the side which beat Fulham last Saturday. Samir Nasri and Dzeko drop to the bench as Nigel de Jong and James Milner come in, while Stefan Savic loses his place in the matchday squad as Kompany returns at centre-back. Pablo Zabaleta is preferred to Micah Richards at right-back.
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Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish makes four changes to the side that were beaten by Newcastle last Sunday.
James Collins returns to left-back at the expense of Stephen Warnock, Charles N'Zogbia drops to the bench to accommodate Marc Albrighton. Stephen Ireland and Ciaran Clark miss out completely as Gary Garner and Emile Heskey start.
Aston Villa: Given; Hutton, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins; Petrov, Gardner; Albrighton, Keane, Heskey; Bent.
Subs: Guzan, Ireland, Warnock, Bannan, Baker, Weimann, N'Zogbia
Manchester City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov; De Jong, Barry; Johnson, Silva, Milner; Aguero
Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Clichy, Savic, Nasri, Pizarro, Dzeko
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