Man City boss admits he will not be able to replace star during Africa Cup
of Nations
Roberto Mancini admits Manchester City will miss Yaya Toure when the midfielder leaves to play in the Africa Cup of Nations - but remains upbeat about his side's Barclays Premier League title challenge.
Yaya, along with brother Kolo, will leave to represent Ivory Coast in the African tournament after the Blues' FA Cup tie against local rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
The younger Toure played a vital role in City's impressive 3-0 win over Liverpool on Tuesday, scoring one goal and making another and Mancini admitted he will be a big loss.
"I have tried to find another Yaya in my squad, but there isn’t another Yaya," he said.
"He wil play against United on Sunday and then he will join the Ivory Coast.
"January is a big month for us and I think if we can come out on the top of the Premier League, I think we will have a very good chance to win (the title).
"But without Yaya and Kolo for several weeks, it will be hard."
Mancini said he was delighted with Tuesday's win, especially as it came just two days after the shock defeat to Sunderland on New Year's Day.
"I was very happy with the way we played against Liverpool. We deserved to win, but we also deserved to win against Sunderland, where we played very well, too – sometimes football is crazy!"
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