Hilarious moment as Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola tells Yaya Toure to sit back down as he goes to warm up against Chelsea
Ivorian midfielder was eventually subbed on as Chelsea made a terrific comeback at the Etihad
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YAYA TOURE was quickly stopped in his tracks by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as he went to go warm up on the touchline against Chelsea.
The comical moment happened on 73 minutes and people initially thought the City boss had refused him a warm up by telling him to return the bench, giving him no hope of coming on.
But it turns out he would he would have likely told the Ivorian to strip down and prepare to come on after he was brought on to the field on 76 minutes.
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The 33-year-old was not able to stop Antonio Conte's side - who pulled off an impressive second-half comeback to win 3-1 after being behind at the interval.
The Blues have now won their last eight consecutive Premier League matches, giving them a four-point lead over City as they sit top of the Premier League table.
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When Guardiola arrived as Manchester City boss in the summer he found himself insisting there was no issue between him Toure.
There was plenty of speculation surrounding the midfielder's future after Guardiola initially sold him to City in 2010 for £24million whilst in charge of Barcelona.
The Spanish boss has introduced the midfielder back into the fold and he has been involved in their last three Premier League fixtures.
Including his incisive brace against Crystal Palace in their 2-1 win at Selhurst Park.
