Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland could return to action as soon as this weekend, according to assistant manager Mark Bowen.

The 23-year-old hurt his ankle during training last week, ruling him out of the Potters' 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough last Saturday.

Butland's injury was to the same ankle that he broke during England's 3-2 friendly victory over Germany in March, which forced him to miss Euro 2016.

However, Stoke posted a tweet on social media claiming that the shot-stopper could be in contention for the Premier League clash against Manchester City on Saturday.

Veteran Shay Given deputised for Butland against Boro at the Riverside.