Yet Toure must have feared the writing was on the wall when the new manager was announced in early February. His £89million world record fee — plus Mourinhos determination to sign him from Juventus — makes the midfielder untouchable. looks certain to leave the Etihad in JanuaryThen in the spring there was another rant as he critisised director of football Txiki Begiristain over the treatment of out-going boss Manuel Pellegrini. He has another No 1, too – a top wag in?Annalia. Obviously, Im sad but, as I was telling the players, there is only one way. They were two of the ‘fab five - which also included Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero - which for so long was the spine of their team. And the Scot said he was advised to leave him out by FA cardiology experts after they saw the results of a test the club conducted on the player last Tuesday. The instant he spoke to the players for the first time there was a sense that here was a man who did things differently to anyone else that had managed the club. d to a young Lionel Messi by PochettinoSpeaking about the young talent before the game, Pochettino claimed he shared similarities with Messi – no pressure then. Courtois says he still watches Spanish TV and even takes a siesta.