Manuel Pellegrini could rest some of his star players for the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against West Ham.West Ham would appear to face mission impossible as they aim to overhaul a 6-0 deficit against Manchester City in the League Cup semi-final.
City's thumping first-leg win, which featured a hat-trick from Alvaro Negredo, two Edin Dzeko goals and one from Yaya Toure, has ensured the return meeting at Upton Park is likely to be little more than a formality.
In Manuel Pellegrini's first season at the helm, City have racked up 103 goals in all competitions and go into Tuesday's game in supreme form, boasting 15 wins from a 17-match unbeaten run.
It would take a miracle of epic proportions for Sam Allardyce's Premier League strugglers to turn the tie around and history is not on their side.
West Ham have not defeated City in any competition since a 1-0 win at Upton Park in 2009, which represents their only triumph in the last 16 meetings between the two sides.
Even an unlikely repeat of West Ham's biggest win over City - a 6-1 scoreline achieved twice
City take a seemingly unassailable 6-0 lead to Upton Park for the reverse fixture against the Premier League strugglers, and it may be a chance to give fringe players some more game time.
Stevan Jovetic announced through social media that he expects to be included for the fixture, and while the Blues manager was not quite as definite when asked, he did not rule it out.
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