After a summer that nearly saw him leave the team, Yaya Touré proved once more he owns Manchester City' midfield. With a stunning performance, the Ivory Coast midfielder showed his all-around game, scoring a first-half brace during the Sky Blues victory over West Brom in the Premier League opener for both teams.
Touré started off with his first shot, deflected by one of WBA's defenders, ending with his first goal after just nine minutes of playing time. While some players like Saido Berahino were trying hard to equalize, none were capable of beating Joe Hart, as they saw Touré drill his second goal into the back of Myhill's net, following a world-class shot from outside the box. After the break, captain Vincent Kompany sealed it off with the game's third goal. The Citizens will rise to work as the first EPL leaders of the season, after earning a clean sheet and scoring three goals.
Here are the best tweets regarding Manchester City's debut in the 2015-2016 season.
Yaya Toure is on fire.. pic.twitter.com/Fiyf8Blz8S
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) August 10, 2015
Yaya Toure scored 5 PL goals from outside the box last season. Only Christian Eriksen (6) scored more in the PL. pic.twitter.com/THUSqv7crZ
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 10, 2015
What a finish from yaya toure
— Charlie Adam (@Charlie26Adam) August 10, 2015
4 - Yaya Toure has now scored four goals in his last three Premier League appearances at the Hawthorns versus WBA. Trickle.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 10, 2015
Pay @YayaToure some more! pic.twitter.com/Nbt7Zm1V2M
— YourMCFC (@YourMCFC) August 10, 2015
A very impressive performance from Manchester City. Silva is different gravy!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 10, 2015