Despite the defeat against West Ham, City retained top spot in the Premier League at the weekend, with Pellegrini’s team two points clear of second-placed Manchester United.
Turning his attention to City, Toure insists that Manuel Pellegrini’s men have little to worry about despite two defeats in a week, including a home loss to West Ham which spelled the end of their own unbeaten run in the league.
With 3 different goalscorers and an own goal, Manchester City sealed their passage to the fourth round of the Capital One Cup in style as Ola Toivonen only managed to get a consolation for Sunderland in the second half.
The Magpies’ less than impressive start to life under McClaren has prompted scathing responses from some pundits, among them Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and former Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho remained in defiant mood after his team’s third defeat of the season, the same number of games they lost in the whole of last term.
Louis van Gaal backed Anthony Martial to shine at Manchester United after the world’s most expensive teenager exploded onto the Premier League stage with a superb debut goal in yesterday’s 3-1 win against Liverpool.
Watford have struggled to find the form that saw them score 91 goals in the Championship last season, with them only managing to score three goals in their return to the top division.
“The Mackems” soft centre was pummeled nearly immediately as Callum Wilson rolled Younes Kaboul with the ease of a ballroom dancer before firing past the hapless Costel Pantillimon after his teammates had neglected to pick up Dan Gosling from a throw-in.