The Manchester City midfielder has been left out
of Pep Guardiola's Champions League squad but
Roberto Mancini insists his talents are up there
with the best
Yaya Toure is still capable of changing the outcome of
an entire season by himself, according to Roberto
Mancini.
The Ivorian has been left out of Manchester City's
Champions League squad, prompting the player's
representative Dimitri Seluk to demand an apology from
Pep Guardiola, as his influence at the Etihad Stadium
continues to wane.
Mancini signed Toure from Barcelona in 2009 while in
charge at City and believes the 33-year-old's ability
rivals other game-changers such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic,
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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"Yaya was always one of my goals," he told Corriere dello
Sport .
"We had almost sealed his purchase with President Erick
Thohir a year ago, then he preferred not to betray
Manchester City, where I took him.
"Toure, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of those players
who can make the difference, who can change the
outcome of a season by themselves like Lionel Messi or
Cristiano Ronaldo."
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