Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has returned to
the squad for their UEFA Champions League opener against Viktoria Plzen on
Tuesday.
Kompany has missed City's last three matches with a groin
injury but he has travelled with the team to the Czech Republic and his return
would be a major boost for manager Manuel Pellegrini.
The City skipper hobbled off during their season-opening
4-0 victory at home to Newcastle and they have stuttered somewhat without him,
a 3-2 loss at Cardiff and a 0-0 draw at Stoke sandwiching a 2-0 home win over
Hull City.
And City are desperate to improve upon their recent
efforts in the Champions League, having crashed out at the group stages in the
last two seasons.
Since signing Kompany in 2008, City have won 55 per cent
of the games he has played in the Premier League and Champions League.
Of the 39 games he has missed, City have won just 46 per
cent, and they concede less than a goal a game with the Belgium international
in the starting line-up, compared with 1.2 per game without him.
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