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City, meanwhile, remain five points behind Chelsea at the top of the table, having played two games more, and their season now arguably hangs on their return leg against Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday

The Blues received a big boost prior to kickoff with news that Manchester City, their closest challengers in the Premier League title race, had slipped up against Liverpool, and perhaps buoyed by that it was they who made the more positive start in the English capital

Toure’s running power and goals have certainly been missed in City’s midfield and his return could not come a moment sooner, with the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona on Wednesday

Within the first 10 minutes of the game, a marauding Seamus Coleman lost the ball midway into the City half, which led to the hosts counter-attacking and nearly opening the scoring through Stevan Jovetic