FORMER Manchester City striker Danny Allsopp returns to the North West with Notts County as a marked man.

Aussie Allsopp has already notched 12 goals this season in a prolific partnership with five goal Mark Stallard.

And the Magpies duo are the main threat to Bury reaching round three.

''We coped well against Peterborough but they didn't have two big strong players up front like Stallard and Allsopp,'' says manager Andy Preece.

''We've got to be physical and aggresive to combat their threat.''

Preece used the competition last season to give his youngsters first team experience. But after the excellent 2-0 success over Posh, Preece is reluctant to change a winning side.

Skipper Paul Reid is available again after suspension and Gareth Seddon should have recovered from the flu that forced him to miss the weekend match.

Chris Billy is out for a minimum of six weeks because of knee ligament damage while winger Harpal Singh is set to miss the next couple of matches due to a back problem.

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