Kompany out for 4-6 weeks, says Guardiola

Yaya is going to play games and some of them are not going to play.

Barca’s victory over Celtic means City can not top the group, which may not be a disaster.

This draw and Celtic’s loss to Barcelona at Parkhead means Gladbach are guaranteed a Europa League spot in third and City can not overhaul the LaLiga champions as group winners.

Toure recently apologised for his representative’s remarks, and made his return to Guardiola’s line-up in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace last weekend, scoring both goals.

Defender Pablo Zabaleta will also be checked after missing the game in Germany with a knock but captain Vincent Kompany (knee) could be out for up to six weeks.

They fell behind when Raffael finished off a quick break midway through the first half.

Manchester City did their heavy lifting during the week by qualifying for the knockout round of the Champions League.

As he faced the television cameras in the wake of the 1-1 draw against a Borussia Monchengladbach side that last won a home game in the Bundesliga two months ago, Kevin De Bruyne confessed he would rather talk about the result than the performance.

The German raced forward down the left and pulled the ball back for Raffael to take a touch before drilling home from the edge of the box.

“I’m so satisfied from all the games and of course I was a manager here in Germany and know how hard they [Monchengladbach] are to beat, but we did it”.

Guardiola used Toure as a centre-back in Barcelona’s Champions League final triumph against Manchester United in 2009, and it has been suggested that he could put the Ivorian there again given Kompany’s latest injury set-back.

Burnley’s Scottish midfielder George Boyd (L) shoots to score the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England, on March 14, 2015.

City, like Barcelona, coveted Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin but he has just signed a new six-and-a-half-year contract to stay in north London.

For a team that is usually so risky on the counter, Gladbach do not threaten the opposition defence as often as they should.

“Overall, we are very happy with the third place”, said Gladbach coach Andre Schubert. It was De Bruyne who took control of the game to ensure there were no slip-ups.

It’s a system that Guardiola has tried before – particularly when he’s expecting to face a stubborn and defensive opponent – but it hasn’t gone well on any occasion. None of them looked comfortable. They didn’t win. So, in this moment, they are ready and prepared. The back three with which City had begun the evening was abandoned, a move that saw Jesus Navas playing right-back and Raheem Sterling swapping flanks.