Yaya Toure injury doubt for Sunderland game

December 29, 2014
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Yaya ToureManchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has moved to confirm that star midfielder Yaya Toure could miss Thursday’s match against Sunderland.

The Ivory Coast international did not take part in the 2-2 draw with Burnley at the weekend having picked up a muscle injury against West Brom on Boxing Day.

Manuel Pellegrini has revealed he did not want to risk his star player against the Clarets, but the Chilean hopes Toure will return into action in midweek.

“Yaya Toure was not able to play 90 minutes (against Burnley). It was a risk, he can do it (but) maybe it was a risk for him,” Pellegrini told reporters.

“The players that played (against Burnley) were the players that were able to do it.

“Yaya felt a problem at the beginning of the last game against West Brom, he was not 100 per cent recuperated. I think that it was not good for him to play.

“We will see (if he is available for Sunderland), we hope that he will be because it was a less problem, but after 48 hours maybe it’s too high-risk injury to repeat.”

Captain Vincent Kompany is also rated doubtful for the match versus Sunderland, where Manchester City are 1.25 (1/4) to claim maximum points.

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