Yaya: I knew Pep would need me

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Yaya Toure claimed he always knew he would be back in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City plans after scoring twice on his return to the first team on Saturday.

Toure celebrated his recall to Guardiola’s starting line-up with two goals in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, after spending three months in the wilderness.

In September, the Ivory Coast midfielder was told by Guardiola that he would not be picked for the first team unless he apologised for comments made by his agent Dimitri Seluk.

Seluk claimed Toure had been “humiliated” by Guardiola after the former Barcelona manager left the midfielder out of City’s Champions League squad.

Toure apologised in November for “the misunderstandings of the past” and his committed …

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