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. Just 15 minutes before kick-off at White Hart Lane, a seemingly fit Van Aanholt, 26, was told Jason Denayer was replacing him. Yaya Toure will pocket £10MILLION for seeing out his contract at Manchester City'HE THINKS HE. Xabi retained the ball near the corner flag fractionally longer than was prudent. I picked up a virus and that would have crept around my body, possibly even to my heart. g at a hotel is reminiscent of Alan PartridgeIt’s?thought that he has already put the breaks on his plans to lay down his roots in the North West on the back of Manchester United’s three game losing streak. The only one he played in was the second leg of the European qualifier against Steaua Bucharest when, frankly, it didnt really matter. And now it looks like he will see out the final eight months of his contract at the club in cold storage. “I am often prepared to give up a position high on the pitch and help out defensively because some good marking and tackling can result in a goal for my team in the end. But today they were snapped training in a parking lot?ahead of their?EFL Cup second round tie away at Northampton Town.