Yaya Toure has turned up the title heat between Manchester City and Chelsea by telling Jose Mourinho to shut up and show his rivals more respect.
City flew back from Barcelona in the aftermath of their Champions League exit on Wednesday night trailing Mourinho’s side by nine points in the Premier League with three games in hand.
The former Barcelona star has hit back, however, taunting Mourinho that his habit of speaking out was one of the reasons why he struggled to beat Barca during his three years at Real Madrid, winning one La Liga title and the Copa del Rey.
‘I think he talks more than before, perhaps because the English press likes it,’ Toure told Marca.
‘He is a coach and he must give respect a little bit. He is always talking about everyone and that is not the correct way. That is why Barcelona always beat Madrid when Mourinho was here.’
Toure’s comments echo those of Pellegrini after Mourinho accused City of being ‘lucky’ because key refereeing decisions have gone in their favour.
Last month Pellegrini said: ‘I don’t think it’s the way to do it. I don’t talk about other teams, whether the FA should suspend players from other teams or whether the referee has given bad decisions for the other teams.
Manuel Pellegrini is coming under pressure to add to City’s Capital One Cup triumph after seeing his team go out of the FA Cup and Europe in the space of four days.
Pellegrini and Mourinho have clashed over several issues this season, and the Chelsea boss also criticised the FA for deciding not to charge Toure with violent conduct after the Ivorian kicked out at Norwich’s Ricky van Wolfswinkel at Carrow Road last month.
Mourinho needs someone to stand up to him and tell him how it is, good job Yaya
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