Carroll update plus squad news
David Moyes will leave a decision on the starting line up as late as possible and Diafra Sakho looks likely to get the shout if Carroll is unavailable.
Moyes has included three youngsters in the squad for the Etihad – – Declan Rice, Domingos Quina and Toni Martinez -as the manager looks for a miracle result over the league leaders.
With injury problems at the back however, it looks likely that Cheik Kouyate will be drafted into central defence alongside Angelo Ogbonna.
And that would mean a recall for Mark Noble who has missed the last two games asMoyes has looked for more pace in the middle of the park.
Michael Antonio is now fully fit and looks set to start in his natural right wing role with Andre Ayew set for a spot on the bench along with Mark Arnautovich.