Manchester City midfielders Yaya Toure and Fernandinho return to the squad for the champions' Barclays Premier League trip to fellow high fliers Saints on Sunday.

The pair were both suspended for the dramatic victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, a game City won 3-2 thnaks to a hat-trick from 17-goal top scorer Sergio Aguero.

Playmaker David Silva (knee), striker Edin Dzeko and defender Aleksandar Kolarov (both calf) remain on the sidelines through injury.

Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Demichelis, Mangala, Boyata, Clichy, Nasri, Milner, Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Fernando, Lampard, Aguero, Jovetic, Pozo.