Manchester City: Yaya Toure compilation goes viral for dominant displays

Yaya Toure somehow goes down as one of the greatest, but also most underappreciated midfielders ever.

A four-time African Footballer of the Year, three-time Premier League winner and one of the greatest box-to-box midfielders of modern times, Toure absolutely lit it up for some of the best clubs in Europe throughout his career.

Despite winning just about all there was to win at Barcelona, the Ivorian never quite convinced Pep Guardiola and moved to Manchester City in 2010.

It was there where he blossomed, gracing the Premier League with sheer excellence over an impeccable eight-year stay.

Toure was the first real big name star that City added to their team following their takeover, just coming into the peak of his powers. And boy did it show with his performances.

Blessed with an endless creativity to his play and a footballing IQ that midfielders would dream of possessing, he combined such qualities with equally as exceptional physical traits and the ability to prove effective in either half of the pitch.

It didn’t take long for the Ivorian to endear himself to City fans with his instrumental goals in the semi-final and final of the 2011 FA Cup, winning them their first major honour of the new era.

Just a year later, he was strutting stuff again as the Cityzens clinched their first ever Premier League title, and he would become one of the pillars of a new era, including a monstrous 2013/14 campaign that saw him bag 24 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.

Somehow, he didn’t clinch the PFA Player of the Year award for his performances that season; a decision which still baffles today. That honour instead went to Luis Suarez who, in fairness, also enjoyed a spectacular season. But Toure’s efforts from midfield not