Manchester City Preview - Worthington Cup

Anelka - Will he silent us?

It wouldn't be a Crewe season without us putting ourselves up against some premiership team. Tuseday sees us meet a team who were in our division last season but now we find ourselves two divisions apart. Kevin keegan has done wonders to CIty and brought players like Anelka, Benarbia and Huckerby while giving more exposure to the first team to one of England's most promising youngsters in the name of Shaun Wright-Phillips. If City are to be defeated it will be a win that happens once in a blue moon?

Last time at Maine Road

Team news is the same as last week, Welsh sensation David Vaughan has had to have a second operation on his knee and will be out till November. Wayne Collins has started training again but will have to play out a couple of reserve games before his return. Chris McCready is to have a operation on his hernia problem and John Miles is yet to recover from his calf strain he picked up at Port Vale in the last round. Ashton had a dissappointing game on the left on Saturday and Dario could put Rix in his place after a little rest. We could also see the return of Dave Walton in place of Richard Walker.

Manchester City had Anelka, who only played for Real Madrid a year or so ago, Huckerby, Wright Phillips, Berkovic, Schmeichel and Goater all on the pitch on Saturday and will most likley be on the pitch again tommorow. Keegan won't be taking us lightly when he sees this competition as the easiest way into Europe. Will he have to find anoher way after tommorow night?