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Pep: Yaya like a new player
- Updated: November 19, 2016
Pep Guardiola thinks Yaya Toure can be like a new player for Manchester City after his double helped them to a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.
Toure’s only previous first-team appearance for City under Guardiola came in their 1-0 Champions League defeat of Steaua Bucharest on August 24.
The Ivory Coast international found himself on the sidelines after his agent Dimitri Seluk had been vocal in his criticism of Guardiola, who he said had “humiliated” Toure by omitting him from their Champions League squad.
But the 33-year-old apologised for “misunderstandings of the past” and Guardiola handed him an unexpected start at Selhurst Park.
And the Spaniard was rewarded as Toure’s goals inspired City to all three points.
When asked about Toure’s performance, Guardiola told Sky Sports: “Of course for the two goals [he was good] but it [Toure’s performance] was more …
