The Ivory Coast international scored his first Premier League
goal of the season to help see of Aston Villa and feels he has
been giving his all for the cause
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reacted to
criticism of his recent performances, and has insisted that he
is only a man and not a machine.
The Ivory Coast international again struggled to make an
impact for the Blues against Aston Villa before scoring a fine
solo effort to break the deadlock in the 82nd minute.
And though Toure admitted he understands that he will be
scrutinised, he feels as if he has been performing to the best
of his abilities.
"For me, I'm keeping going. I've been playing for top sides in
Europe and I knew about this criticism. I just do my best and
try to help the team win again," he told Sky Sports .
"It's not so easy because you have to play every three days
and people have to understand I'm not a machine; I am a
man. But I have to keep going because all my team-mates
keeps going around me."
City's 2-0 at Villa Park win saw them move to second-place
in the Premier League table behind Chelsea and helped put to
bed some of the concerns fans had after they were held to a
1-1 draw by Roma in midweek.
And Toure revealed it had been difficult to bounce back from
their European disappointment and secure all three points on
the domestic front.
"I think today was a great win because we played against a
great team. In the first half it was quite difficult for us but in
the second half we did the job. It's a fantastic win.
"After the draw against Roma on Tuesday it was quite difficult
for us to come back.
"Full credit to Aston Villa, they played very well in defence but
in the second half we did the job.