Manchester City keeper Joe Hart admits the team could do without another visit from West Ham so soon after beating the Londoners in the FA Cup.The Hammers will appear at Eastlands again on Sunday after going down 1-0 in the third round replay on Wednesday night.

Alan Curbishley's side have not scored against City in three matches already this season but Hart does not believe that is a good thing.

Hart said: "That's just the way it works out, we've got to face them again on Sunday, ideally you probably wouldn't want to so soon but you just have to get on and do it again.

"We still haven't lost to them this season and we want to hopefully keep that run going."

Italian striker Rolando Bianchi came off the bench to play for almost an hour on Wednesday but he may not be in the squad for Sunday if a loan move back to Serie A comes off.

Both Torino and Lazio are reported to be interested in bringing the 24-year-old back to Italy before the transfer window closes.

The £8.8million summer signing has struggled to make an impact but is highly regarded in his home country having finished fourth-top scorer in Serie A last season with Reggina.

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