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Iliman Ndiaye has been declared fit to face Albion (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
Iliman Ndiaye has been declared fit to face Albion (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
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Manchester City confirmed a double injury boost as they prepared to face Albion in the Premier League.
City boss Enzo Maresca dismissed concerns over Matheus Nunes and Iliman Ndiaye as he spoke to media at the Etihad Campus.
He confirmed his only absentee remains former Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo.
Maresca spoke about the return of Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal after Gerónimo Rulli starred in the midweek Carabao Cup tie against the Seagulls.
The City chief has described his side to face the Seagulls in the Prem as Donnarumma and ten others.
He said: “I think it is one thing to say that in this moment it is Gigio plus ten, and another thing to say undroppable. They are two different things.
“There is no player that is undroppable but in this moment it is Gigio plus ten. In this moment I see it like this.”
Donnarumma received criticism for his mistake at Aston Villa last Saturday while Rulli was the star in the cup tie.
But Maresca said: "Any player makes mistakes. Important is to move on, to understand the reason why, to learn from that mistake, and just to move on.
"In this moment, we are talking about Gigio. Remember against Man United away, the save.
“All the players they make mistakes at some point in the season. Sometimes it costs points, sometimes not because we are lucky."
Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Ndiaye and Enzo Fernandez look set to return to the XI.
Ndiaye has been a threat to Albion in the past, with two goals in four appearances for Everton.
Haaland has scored seven in seven against the Seagulls.