Nicolas Otamendi and Martin Demichelis are the only senior center backs available for Manchester City when they take on Norwich City.
Manuel Pellegrini will hope for a change in cup fortunes when his Manchester City side travels to face Norwich City in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Premier League's third-placed side turned in its latest listless performance of an inconsistent period asit lost 2-1 at Everton in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Pellegrini uncharacteristically railed against decisions made by the officials at Goodison Park – namely the absence of an offside call for Ramiro Funes Mori's opener and the failure to award a penalty when City goalscorer Jesus Navas was brought down by Kevin Mirallas.