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Toure back with a bang for Man City
- Updated: November 21, 2016
Yaya Toure made a dramatic return to the English Premier League at the weekend by scoring both goals for Manchester City in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. It was the first league start of the season for the giant Ivorian midfielder after being sidelined over a row between his agent and manager Pep Guardiola. Another African to bag a Premier League brace — his first since 2006 — was Nigerian Victor Anichebe for Sunderland in a 3-0 victory against Hull City.ENGLANDYAYA TOURE (Manchester City) Surprisingly picked to start for City at Crystal Palace after three months in cold storage, Toure made a storming return to first-team action by scoring twice to earn Pep Guardiola’s side a 2-1 win. The Ivorian put City ahead in the 39th minute, swapping passes with Nolito before blasting in with a deflected shot, and gave the visitors victory — after Connor Wickham had equalised — by tucking away Kevin De Bruyne’s corner seven minutes from time. Guardiola confirmed after the game that Toure’s period in exile was over. VICTOR ANICHEBE (Sunderland) Nigerian striker Anichebe scored his first Premier League brace since December 2006 as Sunderland crushed fellow strugglers Hull 3-0 to close to within three points of safety. The 28-year-old former Everton player netted Sunderland’s second goal in the 62nd minute, gathering Patrick van Aanholt’s pass and scoring at the near post with his left foot, before bludgeoning home from Jermain Defoe’s pass in the 84th minute to seal victory. PAPY DJILOBODJI (Sunderland) The only black spot for Sunderland manager David Moyes was a late red card shown to Senegalese centre-back Djilobodji for two bookable offences. The former Chelsea defender was cautioned for going through the back of Dieumerci Mbokani in the first half and received his marching orders late on following a needless foul on Jarrod Bowen.RIYAD MAHREZ (Leicester City) Mahrez scored his first league goal since the season’s opening day, but it came in a losing cause as Leicester lost 2-1 at Watford — the champions’ sixth defeat of the campaign. The Algeria winger, England’s reigning Player of the …
