Yaya Toure received a standing ovation from his Manchester City teammates in the dressing room after returning to the side for the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. The Ivorian scored twice in his first Premier League appearance of the season to secure the three points. Toure had been frozen out of the squad by Pep Guardiola after comments from his agent Dimitri Seluk aimed at the City boss. But ...Full Story »

Yaya Toure returned from his Manchester City exile to inspire a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace that maintains their pursuit of the Premier League title. The midfielder was a surprise inclusion in Pep Guardiola's starting XI - making his first Premier League appearance of the season - and justified his selection by scoring each of the goals that brought them level on 27 points with league leaders...Full Story »

MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola has accepted an apology from Yaya Toure but the midfielder still faces a fight to get back into the Manchester City team. Toure, 33, issued a statement on Friday saying sorry for "misunderstandings" after he was frozen out of the squad following statements made by his agent Dimitri Seluk. Guardiola told a news conference ahead of City's game with Middlesbrough on Sa...Full Story »

Yaya Toure has asked his agent Dimitri Seluk to make peace with Pep Guardiola in an attempt to salvage his Manchester City career, according to the Mirror. Yaya Toure may have asked his agent to make his peace with Pep Guardiola. Toure was widely expected to leave City in January after falling out of favour since Guardiola's arrival in the summer. The midfielder has made one appearance for the...Full Story »

Guardiola says Toure will not play for Manchester City again until he apologises for remarks made earlier this month by Seluk, who criticised the Spaniard for his "humiliating" axing of his client from his Champions League squad. But outspoken Ukraine-born Seluk refused to back down last night by declaring: "Why should I apologise?" Seluk added that he will only apologise to Guardiola if he in...Full Story »

Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk has revealed there has been interest from Manchester United and Arsenal for the midfielder Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk has told Sky Sports there has been interest from Manchester United and Arsenal for the midfielder. Toure, 33, is surplus to requirements at Manchester City under manager Pep Guardiola and was left out of their 21-man Champions League squad...Full Story »

The Manchester City midfielder, 33, is out of contract next summer and has been marginalised by Pep Guardiola, who has left him out of his Champions League squad. Despite the snub, Toure did not want to move before the transfer deadline because he stands to earn about £12million from seeing out the final year on his deal at the Etihad. And Dimitri Seluk says his client will not be short o...Full Story »

It's fair to say the arrival of Pep Guardiola hasn't been good news for everyone in the Manchester City squad. Deadline day alone saw four players dispelled via loan deals with Joe Hart, Samir Nasri, Wilfried Bony and Eliaquim Mangala all biting the bullet. The ex-Barcelona boss isn't wasting time when it comes to asserting his authority at the Etihad Stadium. However, despite having avoided...Full Story »

FROZEN OUT: Toure doesn't look to be in Guardiola's first team plans The 33-year-old midfilder is prepared to sit tight at the Etihad and pick up £11m from seeing out the final season on his contract. New boss Pep Guardiola underlined that Toure is not part of his plans by leaving him out of the squad that travelled to Bucharest for tonight’s vital Champions League play-off first le...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions that Yaya Toure is not part of his plans, claiming the Ivory Coast international is not yet ready for the rigours of first-team action. The former Barcelona and Bayern boss was quizzed over Toure's absence in the Citizens' Premier League opener against Sunderland on Saturday, as well as his decision to leave the player out of his m...Full Story »