Man City 5-0 Fulham: Toure nets hat-trick to thrash ten-man visitors as Pellegrini's side maintain title challenge.
Who needs top strikers when Yaya Toure is on the prowl?
Who needs top strikers when Yaya Toure is on the prowl?
With Sergio Aguero injured and Edin Dzeko unwell, the midfield Ivory Coast powerhouse took responsibility for snuffing out Fulham’s challenge single-handed and grabbed his first hat-trick in English football with two expertly-taken penalties and a trademark piledriver from outside the penalty area.
It took the 30-year-old’s tally past the milestone of 50 goals for Manchester City and more importantly kept them on the heels of Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in the title race with Fernandinho’s powerful late strike and a tap-in for Martin Demichelis the icing on the cake.
City still trail the leaders by six points but have three games in hand. The next two matches this week, biggies away to Manchester United and Arsenal, could be critical.
