a meeting of its board had decided to leave Etoo out of the first-team squad picture until further notice. Pep Guardiola beats Jose Mourinho in battle of Manchester after City beat United 2-1Cavendish Press5. Begiristain and Citys hierarchy knew Toures best days were behind him and planning was under way for life without him. Caption: LEVEL BEST … Wright equals Cliff Bastin’s record with the equaliser against Bolton in 1997Getty Images6The duo reunite two years ago at Wembley and share a jokeJust his voice alone oozed self-assurance and intelligence — a strong feeling that here was a man who was fully in control, a manager who wanted to guide you, not push or pull you. Hopefully I can open his eyes and make him see that I deserve to play. Some players win a trophy and think that they are on top of the world. Twelve months later and his two goals in a tense victory over Newcastle in the final week of the season put one hand on the Premier League trophy for his club. Related Stories'HE THINKS HE'S KING'Yaya Toure agent slams Pep Guardiola AGAIN after . The likes of Arsenal, Everton, Manchester United and Inter Milan officially sent representatives to the Estadio da Luz on Monday. A headmaster who used encouragement, not the cane, to try to get the best out of you.