Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has returned to training after a virus that has sidelined him for more than a month but will not feature in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.
"He's put the weight back on which is good but I think he's a couple of weeks away," manager Sir Alex Ferguson told a news conference on Friday.
Left-back Aleksander Kolarov is confident City will be successful in the final should they overcome United: "Winning (on Saturday) would give us a great opportunity to win the FA Cup - Bolton and Stoke are good teams and we respect them, but I think we are better," he told City's website.
Stoke City will hand Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen a starting place with regular stopper Asmir Begovic dropped to the bench for Sunday's tie with Bolton Wanderers.
"He's got a lot of experience and that will be crucial on an occasion like this. He can certainly still have a major influence upon what happens on the day," Pulis told club website.
Striker Johan Elmander says he will not be satisfied with just one trip to Wembley this season: "Of course it is going to be very nice to play at Wembley but I want to reach the final and that would be even greater so I'll try my best to make that happen."
