Manchester City played a pre-season game in Vancouver on a pitch some deemed was a danger and that the clash should have been postponed. And James Milner believes Manchester City got lucky with only Yaya Toure suffering what appears to be only a minor injury on a pudding of a surface.
Although the pitch at the DC Stadium passed an afternoon inspection, it soon deteriorated as the game progressed with City emerging 2-1 victors.
"It was probably one of the worst pitches we have played on," said the England midfielder.
"I am not blaming anyone but it is not ideal in pre-season and probably increased the risk of injury.
"There were big chunks coming out of the pitch, so turning was difficult.
"You try to put it out of your mind but when it is taking you five steps to turn round, subconsciously you are bound to think about it.
"Yaya has got injured and if it is not too bad, maybe we were a bit lucky to get away with it."
