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Manchester City losing momentum with Yaya Toure out in Africa

Ivory Coast's Toure Yaya (L) fights for the ball with John Kamara of Sierra Leone during their African Nations Cup qualifying soccer match at the Felix Houphouet Boigny stadium in Abidjan, November 14, 2014.

Manchester City coped admirably when leading striker Sergio Aguero was on the treatment table earlier this season but take midfield powerhouse Yaya Toure out of the engine room and the machine starts grinding to a halt.

After a sluggish start to the season Ivory Coast's Toure was at his marauding best in the final weeks of 2014, scoring six goals in eight games as champions City closed an eight-point gap to Chelsea in the Premier League.

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