Newcastle United injuries: Tino Livramento is back involved for Newcastle after two months out.
The Magpies will be looking to progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup against one of the favourites to win the competition.
It’s the fifth time Eddie Howe’s side have come up against Pep Guardiola’s this season. Having won the first meeting between the sides 2-1 back in November, Newcastle have lost the last three.
But they have been boosted by the return of Tino Livramento after two months out with a hamstring injury.
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Tino Livramento injury update
Livramento suffered his injury in the third round of the FA Cup against Bournemouth back in January. The Magpies won that match on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time.
Now that Newcastle have progressed to the fifth round, the 23-year-old is finally back in action.
It’s a welcome boost for the side after Howe teased his return in Friday’s press conference.
“He’s getting there, let’s wait and see,” Howe said when asked if Livramento would return against Man City. “He hasn’t trained with us yet but we hope that he will very soon.
“He’s done a lot of work so there’s no question about his cardiovascular fitness. He’s been running for a long time so he’s got a lot of work behind him. It’s just that training time and involvement with us.
“But he’s been with all our coaches and done enough and he’s looked really good, so I think he’s there or thereabouts.”
Nick Woltemade also back for NUFC
Newcastle also have Nick Woltemade back available as an option up front after he missed the 2-1 win over Manchester United in midweek due to illness.
Ahead of the game, Howe told The Gazette that the German forward should be involved in Saturday night’s match.
“Nick should be okay,” Howe said. “Nick had an illness and lost a little bit of weight, didn’t eat for a few days, so we needed to be smart with him. But he trained yesterday individually and felt okay, so that’s a positive.”
Key man misses out for NUFC
Newcastle are without Jacob Ramsey due to suspension while Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth miss out due to injury.
It is hoped Miley will be back later this month while Guimaraes and Schar are set to be sidelined until April and Krafth is likely out for the rest of the season.
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