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14th Jan 2019

Yaya Toure picks his best XI of former teammates and it’s utterly bizarre

Yaya Toure featured as a pundit on Monday Night Football for Manchester City vs Wolves and picked a bizarre XI comprising his former teammates

Oli Dugmore

Yaya Toure picks his top teammates of years gone by

Manchester City strolled to a 3-0 victory over Wolves on Monday night. An early red card for Boly saw the Wolverhampton side reduced to 10 men for 71 minutes. They put in a valiant defensive effort, conceding fewer than most other sides would at those odds.

Speaking to BBC Sport after the game Pep Guardiola said: “They defend deep with 10 men so it is not easy even with one more player.”

Still, it wasn’t a difficult victory for Pep’s team.

As part of Sky Sports’ broadcast of the match, Yaya Toure provided punditry. At full-time he was given the pick of his former teammates to chose a best XI.

Yaya picked:

  • Ederson
  • Carlos Puyol
  • Rafael Marquez
  • Vincent Kompany
  • Andres Iniesta
  • Thierry Henry
  • Lionel Messi
  • Sergio Aguero
  • Leroy Sane
  • Didier Drogba
  • Samuel Eto’o

Yes – five strikers, in a 3-1-4-2. Still, no room for Kevin de Bruyne.