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Enzo Maresca had hoped that Wilfred Ndidi, Dennis Praet, and Yunus Akgun would prove their fitness over the international break, and all three are now in contention to take on the Hornets. Ndidi and Yunus have been sidelined with muscle injuries since the end of October, while Praet has overcome a back injury that has kept him out since mid-August.
Doyle is the only first-team City player who is not yet fit. He had surgery on his knee at the end of September and will be out for at least another three weeks.
“They are all working with us,” Maresca said at his press conference on Friday afternoon. "Only Callum is out. The rest are all available for tomorrow. Including Dennis.
“(Praet) is a good player for sure. If you remember, in one of my press conferences, I said the ideal pocket player for us is Dennis. Now he’s back. We need to see how he is and hopefully he can help us.
“Callum has started to run on the pitch. But he’s still far. At least three weeks.”
In the youth ranks, Will Alves is “back”, Maresca has said, but he is not yet training with the senior squad on a full-time basis. For Sammy Braybrooke, he is still recovering from his ACL tear.
“I didn’t see Sammy yet,” Maresca added. “He’s still recovering. Will, I’ve seen him many times. He works with us, not always, some days when we need him. He looks back. He’s a young player and he needs to enjoy football.
“You can see he’s a good player for sure. He has something different. Because of my experience in the past and also in general, with young players, you need to be careful.”
Also confirmed that Choudhury will replace Winks.
Doyle is the only first-team City player who is not yet fit. He had surgery on his knee at the end of September and will be out for at least another three weeks.
“They are all working with us,” Maresca said at his press conference on Friday afternoon. "Only Callum is out. The rest are all available for tomorrow. Including Dennis.
“(Praet) is a good player for sure. If you remember, in one of my press conferences, I said the ideal pocket player for us is Dennis. Now he’s back. We need to see how he is and hopefully he can help us.
“Callum has started to run on the pitch. But he’s still far. At least three weeks.”
In the youth ranks, Will Alves is “back”, Maresca has said, but he is not yet training with the senior squad on a full-time basis. For Sammy Braybrooke, he is still recovering from his ACL tear.
“I didn’t see Sammy yet,” Maresca added. “He’s still recovering. Will, I’ve seen him many times. He works with us, not always, some days when we need him. He looks back. He’s a young player and he needs to enjoy football.
“You can see he’s a good player for sure. He has something different. Because of my experience in the past and also in general, with young players, you need to be careful.”
Also confirmed that Choudhury will replace Winks.
