The Africa Cup of Nations leaves the Italian with a number of absentees for the majority of the month, with Yaya Toure, his brother Kolo and youngster Abdul Razak are all on duty for the Ivory Coast. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/mancinidortmund.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 363px;" /> Mancini also has a number of injury concerns to deal with, with Micah Richards not expected to recover from a knee problem until the end of Februaury, whilst summer signing Jack Rodwell is also a casualty. When asked if he would need to strengthen his squad in January, Mancini told reporters: &ldquo;Probably. We can&rsquo;t sell players. We don&rsquo;t have enough players to play if we sell players.&rdquo; Mancini is expected to name an unchanged side for the visit of Stoke today. Edin Dzeko, who found out he was starting against Norwich only hours before kick-off, is likely to lead the frontline again alongside Sergio Aguero against Tony Pulis&rsquo; side. Nasri suspended Meanwhile, Samir Nasri has been suspended for three matches after Manchester City opted not to appeal against the French midfielder&rsquo;s controversial red card in the Premier League champions&rsquo; 4-3 win against Norwich.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has claimed that a shortage of players at his disposal could force him to delve into the January transfer market

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