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Read what Guardiola wants Yaya Toure to do before he would play for Man City

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September 20, 2016

Coach Pep Guardiola on Wednesday revealed what Yaya Toure needs to do before he could play for Manchester City under his tutelage.

WuzupNaija recalls that Toure, 33, hasn’t played for City in the Premier League this season under Guardiola with the midfielder having one year left on his current contract at the Etihad Stadium.

Speaking to the media ahead of City’s League Cup game at Swansea City on Wednesday, Guardiola stated that Toure will not play again at City until he apologizes for comments from his outspoken agent Dimitri Seluk.

Selak had reportedly said Guardiola “embarassed” Toure after leaving him out of his UEFA Champions League squad for this season.

Below is what Guardiola told reporters ton Tuesday: “He must apologize to his team-mates. He must apologize to the club. “If he doesn’t, he won’t play. A manager has to make his job. If he has a problem he should speak to people at the club. But the day after, his manager (agent) went to the media. He (Yaya) has not had the courage to call me.

“I cannot imagine when I was a player that my manager [agent] would go to the media and speak against [former Barcelona coach] Johan Cruyff and say about this and that. Maybe it is a new period and things are changing. But I am an old guy. In the old generation, the manager has to make his job and the player his job, trainer his job.”

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Toure’s agent has also said that if City fail to win the UCL this season then Guardiola should “have the balls” to apologize to Toure.

We hope this won’t be a sad end to a glittering City career for Toure who has won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups during his time at the Etihad.

Meanwhile, Toure moments ago announced that he would be retiring from international duty for Ivory Coast.

After playing 113 times for the Ivory Coast, which included winning the African Cup of Nations for the first-time in 2016 and being crowned the five-time African Player of the Year has decided to retire from international action.

You can read Toure’s statement from the link below: