Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed skipper Vincent Kompany should be back in action in two weeks.

It had been reported the Belgian defender faced another six weeks on the sidelines in a season which has been persistently interrupted by injuries.

He is making progress now and although he will miss Wednesday's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg with Everton, a return to full fitness could be close.

"We said in the last press conference that it will be a couple of weeks and we need to wait and see how he improves but he could be back before," confirmed City manager Manuel Pellegrini.