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Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko could all make their Manchester City comebacks in Saturday's game at Everton. Manager Manuel Pellegrini has a fully fit squad, although Yaya Toure is absent as he prepares for the African Nations Cup. Strikers Aguero and Dzeko both returned to training this week, while centre-back Kompany is also available after groin and hamstring problems. Aguero, who is City's 19-goal top scorer, has missed their last seven games after suffering a knee injury in City's previous match against Everton, a 1-0 win at the start of December. Dzeko, who has only struck four times this season, then hurt his calf in the warm-up before the victory at Leicester the following week while Kompany has not featured since the match at the King Power Stadium. But Pellegrini said: "Aguero and Dzeko are both in the squad list. [Kompany] also. All three of them." Toure has scored seven goals in his last 11 games for City and Pellegrini said: "We cannot say it doesn't matter that Yaya is not here. He is a very important player for us." Everton finished fifth last season but are only 13th now and Pellegrini added: "Maybe they are not in their best moment but they have a very difficult team, they play very well with good players and a very good manager." Everton were the only team to fail to take a point over the Christmas period and Pellegrini admitted he did not see their slump coming. He said: "Maybe it is a surprise because it is a very good team with good players."
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