The England international first felt the problem prior to last weekend's draw with Blackburn and with Wayne Bridge back after an ankle problem picked up during pre-season, manager Roberto Mancini has opted not to take a chance with Lescott's fitness.

Emmanuel Adebayor (dead leg) and Jerome Boateng (foot) both missed the trip to Austria but could come into contention for Sunday's Premier League encounter with Wigan.

Team (from): Hart, Given, Taylor, Zabaleta, Richards, K Toure, Kompany, Boyata, Bridge, Cunningham, De Jong, Vieira, Wright-Phillips, Y Toure, Silva, Barry, Milner, Johnson, Tevez, Jo.