Yaya Toure revels in Man City’s role as the great entertainers

Manchester City’s new role as football’s great entertainers could be the unique selling points and key identifier which delivers not only success on the field but also an opportunity to challenge the global profile of Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Barcelona.

That’s the view of City midfielder Yaya Toure who played his part in Tuesday’s remarkable 5-3 victory over Monaco, a result which is already being nominated by online fans as one of the greatest Champions League ties of all time.

The end-to-end action, total focus on attacking play and relaxed attitude to defensive errors has been a regular facet of City’s style this season but until now it has more often earned them criticism than praise.