Begiristain and Citys hierarchy knew Toures best days were behind him and planning was under way for life without him. The majority of his backroom staff are also thought to be without a permanent home in the city. Getty Images6Vincent Janssen will stand in for Spurs’ injured striker Harry KanePA:Press Assoc. onReuters5Akpom celebrates with new boy Lucas Perez as the Spaniard scores hist first goals for ArsenalBoss Arsene Wenger has always used the League Cup as an opportunity for the kids to impress and Akpom, despite?being a striker was used down the left. Even a fourth successive defeat at Northampton in tonights? EFL Cup-tie will not alter the unshakeable boardroom belief in him. At 10:30 in the morning, we have a training session and we have to be there. In 2018, when I enter the final year of the contract, we will assess whether to renew or leave. Toure has appeared in just one of Citys eight games this season and was surprisingly missed out of the clubs 25-man Champions League squad. Mourinhos training regime has the universal approval of the players but the last week or so has seen a serious drop in performance on matchday. Karius needed an operation to have wires inserted in his right hand after breaking a bone.