Stuart Pearce wants to win the Carling Cup and will send out a strong side to face Rovers at Belle Vue.
Pearce: "We want to stay in this competition as long as we possibly can and I am not prepared to put out a team of children just to give them experience.
"If Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and maybe Liverpool are going to rest the majority of their senior players maybe the likes of us, Blackburn and Newcastle are in with a real chance of winning it."
MAN CITY
Andy Cole, Trevor Sinclair and Joey Barton are on the injury list for Man City.
DONCASTER ROVERS
Rovers have no new injuries ahead of the game tonight although Penney will be withouth loan striker Johnathan Forte, who is cup tied.