Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is set to make his peace with captain Vincent Kompany by re-calling him to the starting line-up for Sunday's derby at Manchester United. Provided there is no injury concerns this morning, the 29-year-old Belgium international will lead his side out at Old Trafford having been relegated to the bench for City's last two matches against Bournemouth and Sevilla. The City boss hopes it will draw a line under the recent bust-up with Kompany, who has not started a club game since injuring his calf against Juventus on September 15. Pellegrini was angry that Kompany then played a Euro 2016 qualifier for his country against Israel even though he insisted in public that his dispute was with the Belgian FA rather than the player.Vincent Kompany set to lead his Manchester City side out at Old TraffordThe Belgian captain has not started a club game since injuring his calf against Juventus on September 15Manuel Pellegrini hopes to draw a line under recent bust-up with Kompany
Zabaleta is well aware of the importance of the derby to fans, having played in 14 of them since joining City in 2008, and thinks the _ win gives them the perfect springboard.