The arrival of N’Golo Kane from champions Leicester has also squeezed him out of contention in the defensive midfield role. Guardiolas side were already 5-0 up from the first leg, so the match was very much played at exhibition pace. The left-back area is a position Guardiola is intent on strengthening with the Spaniard unconvinced by either Gael Clichy or Aleksandar Kolarov. ogisesGetty Images5Guardiola humiliated Toure by leaving him out of City’s Champions League squad, according to SelukThe Ivorian swapped Barcelona for the Etihad in a?£20m deal in 2010 after making almost 75 appearances for the club. MAURICIO POCHETTINO is ready to unleash a young Lionel Messi on Gillingham in the EFL Cup tonight. His £89million world record fee — plus Mourinhos determination to sign him from Juventus — makes the midfielder untouchable. “When you have a year left as a football player, you have to start planning and thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of the season. Tottenham?starlet Marcus Edwards – the latest in a long line of whizkids likened to the Barcelona?superstar – is set to make his first-team debut. And now it looks like he will see out the final eight months of his contract at the club in cold storage. The majority of his backroom staff are also thought to be without a permanent home in the city.