The Capital One Cup final between Manchester City and Sunderland will be played tomorrow and while an upset is always a possibility, I think City will be too strong for Sunderland, even if their main striker Sergio Aguero isn’t fit enough to return from injury.

The good news for City is Agüero returned to training this week after being out for five games with a hamstring injury and is available for selection.

I’m sure City will have it in their minds what happened the last time they played at Wembley Stadium, when Wigan Athletic beat them in last season’s FA Cup Final, so they will not want to embarrass themselves. If City have everybody firing and giving a good team performance then they will win. However, cup finals are known for big stories and lots of times the underdogs do win, but my gut feeling tells me City will win this time.

I’m not going to be bold, though, and stick my neck out and say it is going to be a blowout.

There is plenty of action to look forward to in the Barclays Premier League this weekend with Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, facing a tough decision on whether to start Andy Carroll who is available after serving a three-match suspension.

Big Sam warned the striker that he may not start him against Everton today, after the team won all three games that Carroll missed.

It just goes to show that one person doesn’t make a team, even though Carroll has been a very important part of their puzzle. He proved his worth by setting up Kevin Nolan’s two goals in the win against Swansea before being sent off.

Having other options makes you a stronger team overall, because if things don’t work out and Carroll isn’t starting, then you can always put him on and go back to the aerial attack, which makes him such a big threat.

It is interesting what those four straight wins have done for the club, they have climbed up to the top half of the table and no doubt the pressure has been eased on the manager who, at another club, might have lost his job.

The owners deserve credit for being patient with him and he is indebted to them. Rome wasn’t built in a day and it is nice to see the owners being sensible about things.

Sky Sports will be increasing their coverage of Premier League games during the month of April as one of the most exciting league seasons in many years enters the final month.

Apparently there has never been so much coverage of matches featuring the top four teams in one month, with all of Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool’s fixtures shown live, with the current top four being shown at least three times each.

Football today is global, it’s a big business and the television companies know that the more games you have the more adverts you probably get and everybody is making money. It’s nice to see that the clubs and players are getting their share of what is shown on television.

Wayne Rooney’s recent new contract worth about £?300,000 a week is an indication of the kind of money that exists in the game today.

Football is entertainment and Manchester United would not pay him that money if they did not think he was worth it and if they didn’t have it. More of the money should go to the players, look at all the jerseys Rooney sells.

I’m looking forward to the arrival of former striker Cyrille Regis this month for the charity match on March 29, involving two select teams of local players at Somerset.

It will be a Clyde Best select against a Cyrille Regis select and, while neither of us will play, it will still be a good occasion for a good cause and I urge fans to come out and support it.

The match is one of several events commemorating the United Nations International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It is being organised by the African Diaspora Heritage Trail Bermuda Foundation. Match tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and under-16s.