If he doesn't, he won't play," Guardiola told reporters. The 33-year-old player's agent Dimitri Seluk, who had said Toure felt "humiliated" after being left out of City's Champions League squad, hit back in similarly uncompromising fashion. "I will apologise to Guardiola if he will apologise to (former City manager) Manuel Pellegrini for what he did to him." "It was difficult to leave him out of the Champions League squad but (the) day after, his (agent) went to the media. Toure, who had been tipped to leave after Guardiola joined from Bayern Munich in the close season, announced earlier on Tuesday his retirement from international football.

Source: The Star September 20, 2016 15:45 UTC