<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has given the team update ahead of the Citizens clash against Newcastle United, with five players unavailable for selection.</h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">The Etihad outfit are currently in second place in the league, one point behind league leaders Manchester United, who travel to Arsenal FC for a crunch clash.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Captain Vincent Kompany is set to miss the clash due to a calf muscle problem and will also miss Belgium's Euro qualifiers. Manuel Pellegrini is hopeful of having the Belgian fit after the international break, but remains skeptical about the chances.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Citizens will also be without the services of summer recruit Fabian Delph, along with three other first-teamers. Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy are also unavailable for today's clash.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, the return of Eliaquim Mangala, Wilfried Bony and Kelechi Iheanacho will help the Citizens in their bid to get all the three points against a struggling Newcastle United side.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Ita s not been a normal situation to have so many injuries - Pellegrini</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Speaking in his pre-match press conference, as quoted by the <a href="http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2015/October/City-v-Newcastle-United-Manuel-Pellegrini-press-conference-injury-update/1443781151" target="_blank">club's official website</a>, Pellegrini said:</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Vincent Kompany, Clichy, Delph, Nasri and Toure are injured. Mangala is on the squad list and so are Kelechi and Bony.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Kompanya s calf is still injured a wea ll see if hea s fit after the international break.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Ita s not been a normal situation to have so many injuries a against Sunderland we had 11 injured, then ita s been seven or eight. I hope after this break, most of them will be fit.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a I never complain about the players who cana t play. I dona t think that one name can change the performance of this team. We also win a lot of games without Vincent.</p> <!--Article End-->