Valeri Bojinov continued his comeback from a season-long knee injury by playing for an hour in Manchester City's reserve win over Sunderland.Bulgarian international Bojinov, a £5.75m signing from Fiorentina, played - and scored - in his first game since August last week at Liverpool, and is stepping up his bid for a return to senior action before the end of the season.

City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson watched the match, won with a Nery Castillo goal, but it was Bojinov's continued comeback that pleased reserve coach Ian Miller, who said: "It was good for Valeri to come through another hour of competitive football, he did well."

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