Pep Guardiola believes Yaya Toure still has a role to play in Manchester City s fight for honours on multiple fronts ahead of his expected departure in June.
Toure left Guardiola s Barcelona to join City in 2010 and has been one of the most influential players in the club s modern history, scoring in Wembley final wins over Stoke City and Sunderland and serving as a star performer in the Premier League title triumphs of 2011-12 and 2013-14.
After initially being out of favour, the veteran Ivory Coast midfielder became central to Guardiola s plans last term but, with City dominating the Premier League title race, it has been a different story this time around.
The 34-year-old s five Premier League appearances have all come from the bench, comprising a mere 89 minu…
Guus Hiddink was keen to focus on the positives of Chelsea s performance, including a potentially vital away goal, despite a 2-1 loss at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
John Obi Mikel was the unlikely scoring hero for the Premier League side, cancelling out Zlatan Ibrahimovic s deflected free-kick in first-half stoppage time.
Edinson Cavani slotted a cute finish past Thibaut Courtois at the near post to give the runaway Ligue 1 leaders victory on the night but veteran boss Hiddink feels the last-16 tie remains firmly in the balance.
Yes, of course the result is negative but on the other hand it is always important to have an away goal, he told BT Sport.
It hurt a bit at the end but the team is still in the race.
On four or five cou…