Distin was suffering from the after effects of a stomach virus but is expected to be fit, so Keegan should name the same side that beat Villa.
Ironically, that game was a televised game, just as the previous week's win over Portsmouth, the win over Chelsea and the draw at United were.
And this has not gone unnoticed by City boss Keegan.
"We have done quite well playing on Mondays and we have done very well playing at 5.15, so we are going to ask the league to play all our matches at 5.15 on a Monday," he joked to the M.E.N.