Newcastle are without Michael Owen for the trip to Eastfields on Saturday, but City have their own striker problems.
Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City's home encounter with Newcastle.
City Have Their 'Owen Problems'!
By Nu Mad
Updated Friday, 28th September 2007
Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City's home encounter with Newcastle.The £8.8million Italian striker aggravated a groin injury during Tuesday's Carling Cup triumph over Norwich and is not due to return to training until next week.
Emile Mpenza should return as City's lone forward, meaning Georgios Samaras will probably have to content himself with a place on the bench at best despite his match-winning efforts against the Canaries.
Manchester City (from): Schmeichel, Hart, Corluka, Onuoha, Sun, Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Ball, Geovanni, Dabo, Fernandes, Hamann, Johnson, Ireland, Petrov, Elano, Samaras, Mpenza, Etuhu.
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