Liverpool v Manchester City
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All four of the Liverpool players sent to Belgrade this week for treatment for their injuries are in the squad to face Manchester City at Anfield tomorrow.
Glen Johnson, Fabio Aurelio, Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera have all been treated by Serbian physiotherapist Mariana Kovacevic this week and are all back in full training.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will also have Steven Gerrard in the starting line-up after a fortnight's break to allow a groin injury to heal.
But striker Fernando Torres, on a three-week treatment programme to cure his more serious groin problem, will not be involved. Jamie Carragher returns after suspension.
Record signing Robinho will travel to Liverpool with Manchester City on Saturday, even if the £32.5million striker is unlikely to play.
The subject of so much media talk last week, when he left City's training camp in Abu Dhabi and did not return, preferring instead to remain with his national side ahead of their victory against England, Robinho has not featured in a competitive game since injuring his ankle on international duty against Argentina in September.
Manager Mark Hughes expects him to be fit to face Hull in City's next fixture after the Liverpool game.
City will also be without winger, Martin Petrov, who has a knee injury, while Sylvinho is out with a calf injury.
Liverpool squad: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Gerrard, Benayoun, Aquilani, Kuyt, Riera, Ngog, Voronin, Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Spearing, Plessis.
Manchester City squad: Given, Toure, Bridge, Zabaleta, Lescott, Wright-Phillips, Barry, Ireland, Bellamy, Adebayor, Tevez, Robinho, de Jong, Richards, Taylor, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Weiss.
