Milner may make City return

16 March 2011 11:00
James Milner could be on the Manchester City bench for their Europa League salvage mission against Dynamo Kiev at Eastlands on Thursday night. The England international has been restricted to just five City appearances in the past two months due to a persistent hamstring injury. Milner has not featured at all since a 13-minute outing as substitute in the Premier League draw with Fulham on February 27. However, he returned to training earlier this week and although the 25-year-old is still not fully fit, manager Roberto Mancini is willing to take the calculated gamble of having Milner on the bench as City look to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit. "James is not 100% but he has worked with us for the past week and probably he can go on the bench," said Mancini.

Source: PA