Pep ponders Yaya CL recall

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Pep Guardiola has revealed he will consider recalling Yaya Toure to Manchester City’s Champions League squad after the midfielder impressed on his return to their first team.

Making only his second appearance of the season, Toure scored both of City’s goals on a testing afternoon in which they ground out Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.

It was Toure’s first Premier League appearance of the season after his agent publicly criticised Guardiola for leaving him out of City’s Champions League squad.

Dimitri Seluk had accused Guardiola of “humiliating” Toure by leaving him out of his 25-strong selection for the competition, and the Spaniard responded by excluding him from first-team football altogether until Toure’s recent apology.

Saturday’s selection was a surprise but did allow Guardiola to rest some regulars ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League fixture at Borussia …

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