'He thinks he's king, if he wants a war he can have one' - Toure's agent hits back at Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola on Tuesday in a press conference insisted that for Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure to come back to the team, his agent will have to apologize for speaking against the team.

Now Yaya's outspoken agent Dimitri Seluk has fired back at the Man City coach saying he'll say what he likes and that Pep feels like a king because he's been winning games.

Seluk also called on the Spaniard to apologise to goalkeeper Joe Hart and former City boss Manuel Pellegrini for his role in their Etihad exits.

He said:

‘If Guardiola wants a war, then he can have one. I felt that Pep was being vindictive to Yaya. He has reacted to what I have said by punishing Yaya again. Pep doesn’t want players with personality. He only wants players who are scared of him and will do what he says. 

‘The first thing he did when he arrived at City was to pick a fight with Yaya and Joe Hart, two of the club’s biggest players. They have both been big personalities in the dressing room at City and Guardiola doesn’t like that.  

‘What do I need to apologise for? I will apologise to Guardiola if he will apologise to Pellegrini for what he did to him. Colleagues should have respect for each other, especially in England where it is important to act like a gentleman. 

‘He also needs to apologise to Joe Hart. It’s not right to come to England and then get rid of a few English players. Guardiola wins a few games and thinks he is king.’

Champions League draw: Premier League champions get Porto

Barcelona are the first team out. Teams from Pot 1 will be drawn first. Leicester out second and go into Group G. Real are the third team drawn. Bayern Munich go into Group D. Portuguese champions Benfica go into Group B. Russia's CSKA Moscow are put into Group E. Paris Saint-Germain go into Group A. Finally Juventus go into Group H.

Okay here is where it gets interesting. Here comes Pot 2. Thierry Henry replaces Clarence Seedorf to help Ian Rush draw the teams.

FC Porto are the first team out in Pot 2. They go into Group G alongside Leicester. Sevilla are next and they go into Group H along with Juventus. Third comes Borussia Dortmund and they are drawn with Real Madrid in Group F. Here comes Arsenal and they get put into Group A along with PSG. Next Napoli get put into Group B with Benfica. The sixth team out are Bayer Leverkusen and they go into Group E with CSKA. That means Atletico Madrid get Bayern Munich and Man City get Barcelona.

Two pots down, two to go. Ruud van Nistelrooy replaces Thierry Henry to assist Ian Rush with the draw for Pot 3. 

The first team out in Pot 3 are Lyon and they go into Pot H. Sporting Lisbon are out next and they go into Group F. Here come Spurs and they are put into Group E. Next Dynamo Kiev are put into Group B. PSV Eindhoven go into Group D. Club Brugge are drawn into Group G alongside Leicester. FC Basel go into Group A. Finally Borussia Monchengladbach go into Group C.

Roberto Carlos is Ian Rush's final helper of the evening to draw Pot 4. First team out are Ludogorets and they go into Group A. Second team out is FC Copenhagen and they go into Group G along with Leicester. Legia Warsaw are next and they go into Group F. Fourth come Monaco and they are drawn into Group E beside Spurs. Dinamo Zagreb go into Group H. FC Rostov are drawn in Group D. Besiktas go into Group B. Finally Celtic get put into Group C along with Man City and Barcelona.

Liverpool set record in defeat by Burnley

Jurgen Klopp's team record highest possession numbers for losing side in PL history 

 

Burnley earned their first points against Liverpool in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Turf Moor but the match also marked another unprecedented event in the competition’s history.
Liverpool lost for the first time to Burnley in five attempts in the PL and, as they went in search for a way back into the match, the Merseyside club managed the highest possession for a losing Premier League side since such data was recorded, from the 2003/04 season.
Overall, Jurgen Klopp’s team had 80.6% possession at Turf Moor.
That is also only the second time in Premier League history that a team has enjoyed more than 80% possession over the 90 minutes of a match.
The highest figure was when Manchester City beat a 10-man Queen’s Park Rangers side 3-2 to win the 2011/12 Premier League title with 82.3% possession.
Liverpool’s previous highest was 79.21% against Bolton Wanderers in 2009.

Highest team possessions in PL history

Date	Team	Opponent	Avg poss  %	Result
13/05/2012	Man City	QPR	82.28	W 3-2
20/08/2016	Liverpool	Burnley	80.59	L 0-2
02/05/2015	Man Utd	West Brom	79.71	L 0-1
29/08/2009	Liverpool	Bolton	79.21	W 3-2
04/12/2013	Southampton	Aston Villa	78.80	L 2-3
25/02/2012	Man City	Blackburn Rovers	78.69	W 3-0
09/11/2009	Liverpool	Birmingham City	78.58	D 2-2
21/03/2015	Man City	West Brom	77.56	W 3-0
06/04/2012	Swansea City	Newcastle United	77.43	L 0-2
20/09/2008	Liverpool	Stoke City	77.09	D 0-0

 *recorded since 2003/04