Robinho set for City comeback

Robinho looks set to make his comeback for Manchester City against Hull on Saturday, in what will be his first appearance for Mark Hughes' side since suffering a stress fracture of the ankle in August.

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Robinho trained with Brazil ahead of their recent friendly with England.

He joined up with his country earlier this month and City first team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki believes that may have helped Robinho's progress.

"Robi is looking really good," Niedziwiecki told the Manchester Evening News. "We are pleased, after all the speculation when he went with Brazil, he didn't play for them because he wasn't ready.

"He had good training and good treatment with them and has come back to us looking sharper by the day. Things are looking very promising for him in terms of the weekend and he should be up for selection.''

Robinho has courted controversy during his time on the sidelines, after being regularly linked with a move to Barcelona. A month ago he admitted during an interview on Brazilian radio station Radio Bandeirantes: ''I'm very happy about the interest that Barcelona have in me, playing in the Nou Camp it is much easier to be the best player in the world than at City.''

But Robinho remains at Eastlands for the time being and will be looking to recreate the sort of form that made him City's star attraction last season, when he netted 14 goals in 30 Premier League appearances.