Manchester United stars picked in City talisman Yaya Toure's top five summer transfers... and Mario Balotelli gets a spot!
- Manchester derby is at the Etihad Stadium this Sunday
- Yaya Toure picks two transfers from rivals Manchester United
- The Manchester City star also chooses his close mate Mario Balotelli
- Striker Alvaro Negredo and James Rodriguez complete the list
The
Manchester City star, who is expected to line-up against Louis van
Gaal's side at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, picked Old Trafford summer
acquisitions Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao amongst his elite.
Toure
will hope to guide City to victory in the derby in order to recover
from two defeats and a draw in their last three matches.
Manchester City star Yaya Toure has chosen his top five summer transfers ahead of the derby this Sunday
Toure will hope his side can respond after two defeats and a draw in their last three games at the Etihad
Manchester United playmaker Angel di Maria has made an excellent start to life at Old Trafford
Radamel Falcao, who joined Manchester United from Monaco, is one of Toure's top summer signings
The
Ivory Coast midfielder also singled out Real Madrid's star James
Rodriguez, who moved to the Bernabeu from Monaco in the summer for
£63million.
'I
think definitely [Angel] di Maria and [James] Rodriguez. Rodriguez was a
fantastic one, and as well [Manchester] United with the move for
[Radamel] Falcao, he is a great striker, unbelievable.'
Toure
also spoke highly of former team-mate Alvaro Negredo. The Spaniard
returned to his homeland in the summer at Valencia where he made his
first appearance for the La Liga side last weekend.
James Rodriguez has impressed during his start to life at Real Madrid after a strong World Cup for Colombia
Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo, who now plays for Valencia, will be missed at Manchester City claims Toure
'Of course he has had injury problems, but he has been brilliant for us this last year and I think he will be make a great move.
'We
were sad to see him go because he was one of our top strikers in the
last year. Of course he had a couple of events and he needed to go back
to his country, but I think we are going to miss him a lot.'
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has struggled to make an impact at Anfield since arriving for AC Milan
Liverpool's new signing and good friend of Toure, Mario Balotelli, got a special mention in his top five signings too.
'And the fifth one, I think, one of my great friends, a good friend, Mario Balotelli, like my brother.
'I
hope he is going to do well with Liverpool because he has been involved
in a few problems in the past year. But I think this year he is coming
more mature and he can control all of that.'
Toure has made an indifferent start to the season and will want his City side to respond in the derby on Sunday
Toure
was speaking to Nissan, the official automotive sponsor of the UEFA
Champions League, as part of his role as the car manufacturer's global
ambassador.
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