City’s number one missed their Carabao Cup third round defeat to Fulham in midweek but was due to train on Friday afternoon.
The hope is that Gunn will come through that training session unscathed and be an option for tomorrow’s game at Carrow Road against Birmingham.
If not, it will provide George Long with his league debut for the Canaries. The ex-Millwall keeper has overcome a sickness bug that he was battling before and during Wednesday’s game.
“We will have to see,” Wagner said of Gunn’s fitness. “Yesterday we didn’t do a lot after the game, we only recovered. We will have training this afternoon (Friday) and we will see.
“I have heard that George is fine after his illness. With Gunny, we will have to see how he is able to manage the situation after his injection that he had to have.
“We knew then that he would miss some days of training and then he has to have a good reintegration into team training. It was not a lot of other days, only four or five, but we have to see how he reacts. Then we will make a late call on it.”
Wagner reported no fresh injury concerns at his pre-match press call at Colney on Friday morning.
Marcelino Nunez and Jacob Sorensen are stepping up their recoveries from injury but are unlikely to be options for City’s boss prior to the upcoming international break.
“There are no issues after Wednesday night. The guys who were not involved, except for Danny (Batth) who was cup-tied, won’t make the matchday squad.
“Of our injured players, it looks like Nacho (Marcelino Nunez) will return to team training maybe at the end of next week,” Wagner said. “Lungi has started back in team training, but he needs time.
“We have to look at them week to week, but the plan is they are fully back in team training and in contention for the matchday squad after the international break.
“We have near enough the same squad available like against Fulham plus Danny, who is no longer cup-tied.”
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