A deal was close to being concluded but then he was sacked that summer. The arrival of N’Golo Kane from champions Leicester has also squeezed him out of contention in the defensive midfield role. Getty Images7Fabregas helped Chelsea to a 4-2 EFL Cup win against FoxesGetty Images7Midfielder is pu. My coach deserves respect because I know he wants to win and if he doesnt play me there is always a reason. Van Aanholt travelled with the team to London yesterday for their EFL Cup clash at QPR tonight. re Jose Mourinho's men back in frontOn GuardPep Guardiola's secret scouting mission to watch Benfica's £51million-rated Alex GrimaldoGrand Toure OverYaya Toure's Man City career ending on a sour note despite etching his name in the club's history'HE THINKS HE'S KING'Yaya Toure agent slams Pep Guardiola AGAIN after City boss tells star midfielder to apologiseBABBY DAZZLERWho is the Manchester City youngster Brahim Diaz dubbed 'Mini Messi' and tipped to fill David Silva's bootsAPOLOGISE OR ELSEPep Guardiola warns Yaya Toure he will never play for Manchester City until his agent apologisesWhat the HecBarcelona set to bid £30m for Hector Bellerin as Manchester City also look to land star After revealing he had left Toure out of his Champions League squad, Guardiola said: It was so difficult for me to put Yaya out of the Champions League squad. I am quite relaxed about it, the future looks good. 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. Ive spent 11 years of my life in this football club, it is my home. The Sunderland boss initially named the Dutch defender in his starting line-up for Sundays clash at Tottenham.