CITY boss Stuart Pearce is looking forward to meeting up with former Blue, Shaun Wright-Phillips, tomorrow and reckons that, should the England winger line up against his old club for the first time, the Blues followers will give him a generous reception.

"I think our fans still think of him as one of their own and I am sure he will get a great reception," said the manager. "Shaun was at our game on Monday and I think City still has a place in his heart."

And Pearce defended the winger after Alan Shearer branded him a diver following the Newcastle FA Cup tie.

"I have seen the reports but I can only base my view on Shaun from working with him here for four years and he is not a diver," said Pearce.

The City boss may field a five-man midfield leaving Darius Vassell to forage alone up front. The absence of so many engine-room personnel could also hand a rare first start to Lee Croft.

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