Vincent Kompany to return against Aston Villa

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is expected to return to the fold for the Premier League leaders' weekend match against Aston Villa.

The 25-year-old was forced to miss out on City's 3-0 win over Fulham last Saturday with a knee injury.

The Belgium international has returned to training following the problem that he picked up during a session at Carrington last week, according to the Daily Mail.

Kompany has only played one game since coming back from a four-match ban, which was issued to the defender following a red card offence in City's 3-2 FA Cup defeat last month.