ROBINHO RETURNS FOR CITY

Robinho - set for return.

Record signing Robinho looks certain to return to the Manchester City side for Sunday's Barclays Premier League match at Wigan.

The Brazil striker was rested in midweek when City tumbled out of the Carling Cup at the hands of League One Brighton.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart, Micah Richards, Shaun-Wright Phillips and Elano are also likely to reclaim their places in the side.

Wigan manager Steve Bruce has no new injury worries after his players came through unscathed against Ipswich.

Lee Cattermole made a goalscoring return from suspension in the 4-1 Carling Cup victory at Portman Road, while Olivier Kapo and Paul Scharner are hoping to retain their places having also scored in midweek.

Ryan Taylor (shin) is back in contention while full-back Erik Edman is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury.

Teams:

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios, Kilbane, Heskey, Zaki, Brown, Camara, De Ridder, Kapo, Koumas, Kupisz, Scharner, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.

Man City (from): Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ben Haim, Garrido, Ball, Elano, Kompany, Johnson, Ireland, Hamann, Fernandes, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo, Schmeichel, Evans, Sturridge.