Short of full-blown crisis talks, it was designed to lift the gloom after the disastrous performance against Watford the previous day. Even Wayne Rooney, the captain, is feeling the pinch. BRAZILIAN whizkid Gabriel Jesus has revealed a phone call from Pep Guardiola was key to him agreeing to join Manchester City. 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. He blamed me for knocking him out in what he thought was a deliberate clash of heads in one of our earliest contests, and I blamed him for stealing my move to Liverpool. Begiristain and Citys hierarchy knew Toures best days were behind him and planning was under way for life without him. 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. Something from inside is coming out stronger than ever and I just feel like a little boy in training trying to win my spot back as I used to do at Arsenal when I was 16. 039;S KING'Yaya Toure agent slams Pep Guardiola AGAIN after City boss tells star midfielder to apologiseAPOLOGISE OR ELSEPep Guardiola warns Yaya Toure he will never play for Manchester City until his agent apologisescalling it quitsYaya Toure announces retirement from international football after 14 year career playing for Ivory CoastBlue moon fallingManchester City outcast Yaya Toure to sign pre-contract with another team in JanuaryGrand Toure OverYaya Toure's Man City career ending on a sour note despite etching his name in the club's history Dominant ten man Manchester City easily brush aside Bournemouth 4-0In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Seluk said:?Pep doesnt want players with personality. MAURICIO POCHETTINO is ready to unleash a young Lionel Messi on Gillingham in the EFL Cup tonight.