Man City Guardiola 'has problems with Africans,' accuses Yaya Toure

Ivorian professional footballer Yaya Toure accused Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola of 'often having problems with Africans'.

The Ivorian, who left City in May after eight years at the club, says he wants to break the myth about Guardiola, whom he described as "jealous".

"He [Guardiola] insists he has no problems with black players, because he is too intelligent to be caught out,” Toure said 

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“But when you realise that he has problems with Africans, wherever he goes, I ask myself questions. He will never admit it. But the day he will line up a team in which we find five Africans, not naturalised, I promise I will send him a cake.”

Premier League champions City and Guardiola have declined to comment on Toure's views.

“Pep likes to dominate and wants to have obedient players who lick his hands,” said Toure. 

“I do not like this kind of relationship. I respect my coach but I am not his thing. Like all players I have bickered with my coaches. But at a certain point men who do not understand each other reconcile." 

"This is not possible with Pep, who is very rigid. The other players will never admit it publicly but some have already told me that they ended up hating him. Because he manipulates and plays a lot with your head,” he further said.

Toure, an Ivory Coast international, played for Guardiola at Barcelona for two seasons until he was sold to City in 2010 for £24m.

He won six major trophies in England but started just one Premier League game in City's latest title-winning campaign - their final home fixture of the season against Brighton.