Paris Saint-Germain midfielder
Thiago Motta insisted there is more to Manchester City than Yaya Toure
as the Ivorian looks set to return for the Champions League
quarter-final second leg.
Toure missed last week's
2-2 draw in Paris due to a knee injury but came off the bench in City's
2-1 win at home to West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday.
The
32-year-old is now likely to return to the starting XI for Tuesday's
do-or-die showdown in Manchester, in place of Fernando, though Motta
remains wary of the entire City team.
"Yaya
[Toure] is an excellent player. You don't need me to tell you that! He's
shown what a great player he throughout his career particularly when he
played at Barcelona and since then Manchester City," Motta said.
"They
have lots of top-level players though and what will count is what we
can do a team. We have to defend as a team and attack as a team.
"Regardless of whether Yaya is playing or not that won't change what we have to do as a team."
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