A groin injury will side-line Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany for at least a month. Boss Manuel Pellegrini said: "I prefer the doctor to say the last word, but I think at least one month." However, fellow centre-back Matija Nastasic is slowly returning to training from injury.

Pellegrini added: "Nastasic is working normally with the squad and we will see if he starts (against Cardiff on Sunday)."