Yaya Toure: ‘I’ve always been there for Manchester City’

After watching the top teams in the English Premier League struggle during the opening weekend, now the match between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion will be held on Monday. The match is on August. 10, 2015 at 3 p.m. ET.

City dominated from the first whistle and deservedly got their noses in front in the ninth minute.

Captain Kompany, who scored City’s third goal, admitted he has to win over his doubters after they way he finished last season.

Toure and Kompany were among City’s most heavily criticized players last season when they failed to reach the high standards of the previous title-winning campaign.

With new signing Raheem Sterling in the starting line-up, City were two goals up inside 25 minutes.

The Baggies’ last five season openers have all been played at the Hawthorns, with their only win in this run arriving against Liverpool back in 2012/13 (D1 L2).

City have scored 3 goals in each of their last four games against West Brom. After eight goals in 53 Premier League outings he left for Celtic, where he spent six years until moving to West Brom in 2014. Rather than smash it with his laces, Toure cushioned the ball with a sublime side-footed finish that flew into the roof of the net. A late first half strike from Saido Berahino will cancel out a goal from the midfield courtesy of David Silva and the teams will enter the half tied at one.

Manuel Pellegrini has backed Yaya Toure to return to his best after Manchester City’s cruise at West Bromwich Albion. It’s something that gives us extra motivation.

“You have to give credit to City”. West Brom have the team that is capable of frustrating Manchester City, hard work and good tactics from Pulis could well get West Brom a point here.

“It will be a big game very early in the season and I’m sure it will matter”, added Kompany, speaking to Sky Sports. ESPN FC reports that Berahino has been linked with a move to Tottenham, but Tony Pulis is more than happy to have the player, for now.

He said: “I’m not disappointed because Raheem played 74 minutes very well”. It went against the principles I have always worked to and it has given me a rude awakening. They look like they’re about to buy Solomon Rondon from Zenit St. Petersburg, and Pulis says he hopes more signings are on the way.