Karius needed an operation to have wires inserted in his right hand after breaking a bone. 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. Yet Toure must have feared the writing was on the wall when the new manager was announced in early February. s still an attacking position and I just tried to be as much of a threat as I could. Related storiesIAN WRIGHTHarry Kane injury gives Troy Deeney a huge opportunity to force his way into England squadKANE K. The ex-Chelsea boss believes the hangover from Louis van Gaal’s methods is still affecting his squad – ?particularly the full-backs. Barton was given his marching orders for a late challenge on the Spanish midfielder as his Newcastle side were defeated 3-0 by the Merseyside outfit back in 2009. If you have to analyse me, maybe Im a bit more the playmaker, creative going forward and he wants me to be a little bit more stable and compact in defence. Reuters5Chelsea are not interested in selling Thibaut CourtoisLiverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford. Jesus battles for the ball Colombia’s David OspinaThis summer Jesus won Olympic gold with Brazil and?then made his debut for the senior team, scoring two goals in a 3-0 away win against Ecuador.