But Tiote – who was not called up by the Ivory Coast – will have the benefit of a fortnight’s training by the time the Premier League resumes after the international break.
Kevin Mbabu is out of the Norwich game but Paul Dummett could return.
Mbabu, used as a makeshift left-back by McClaren with Dummett and Massadio Haidara unavailable through injury, limped out of the City game with a hamstring problem.
But defender Daryl Janmaat, forced to withdraw from the Holland squad with a knee problem, will be fit.