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Stones 'ready to answer Man City's defensive crisis at Norwich this weekend'

  /  autty

John Stones is ready to answer Manchester City's defensive SOS at Norwich City this weekend.

The Premier League champions were thrown into an injury crisis when Aymeric Laporte damaged knee cartilage during the 4-0 win over Brighton prior to the international break.

Stones has been out of action for the last month with a thigh problem and Nicolas Otamendi was Pep Guardiola's only senior centre half.

But Stones has taken part in full training and is ready to make his comeback at Carrow Road.

Benjamin Mendy is also available after the left back came through three weeks of training unscathed following a knee operation.

Guardiola could face a dilemma in the coming weeks as to whether Aleks Zinchenko keeps his place ahead of the returning Mendy.