Pablo Zabaleta expects to face Arsenal

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has revealed that he intends to be "fully fit" for the trip to Arsenal on Saturday afternoon.

The Argentine took a knock in the 4-2 victory over Germany last week, but claims that the injury is not serious enough to rule him out of facing the Gunners.

"It was a hard tackle and I still have some discomfort but it's getting better each day," he told reporters. "I've been doing some running on my own earlier in the week but I'll be fine for the game.

"I still have a couple more days before we play and by then I should be fully fit."

Saturday's clash kicks off at 12.45pm.