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Pelligrini Unleashes Lampard, Mangala as City Visit Arsenal

Manchester City manager, Manuel Pelligrini looks set to give Frank Lampard and Eliaquim Mangala opportunities to show their class as the Premier League champions face a critical run of three games in the space of eight days.

Lampard has been training with City for the last month since his shock switch from their US affiliate in New York, while Mangala has yet to play for the club following a £32million move from FC Porto.

Both men could feature in Saturday’s trip to Arsenal, the Champions League clash away to Bayern Munich or next weekend’s clash with title favourites Chelsea.

Captain Vincent Kompany has also been passed fit after suffering a calf problem while on international duty with Belgium, but Fernando has been ruled for two weeks with a muscle injury and Stevan Jovetic is also out of action after pulling a hamstring in training with Montenegro.

‘Frank is ready,’ said Pellegrini. ‘He has worked for about one month and he doesn’t have any problems. Mangala is working normally and is in the squad list also.

‘We have to play three games in a week so we will see if they play in these games. Both of them are ready to do it but I can’t say which games they will play or if they will play.

‘But we have Fernando injured. He has a muscle problem, maybe a couple of weeks more and also Stevan Jovetic. He came back from his national team with a problem in his hamstring.

‘All the rest of the players are fit. Vincent played 90 minutes for his national team and he works normally with the squad during the week here so he doesn’t have any problems.’