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Scholes unimpressed with Man City's Toure work rate

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes claims Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure lacks interest following an underwhelming performance in the 1-0 Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday. "He just did not look interested," said Scholes, of the 31-year-old Ivorian to the Independent.

"The amount of time I saw opponents get in behind him was quite remarkable."

"Yaya Toure's lack of defensive work in midfield has become a major problem for them," continued Scholes.

"Fellow midfielder Fernandinho is having to do the work of two players defensively. City could have been three or four goals down within the first half-an-hour. They cannot afford any passengers in Europe.

"If they have any chance of breaking through the last 16 in the Champions League then they need to play two holding midfielders who are prepared to work back, rather than just one. Manuel Pellegrini would be looking at either leaving out Toure or moving him further forward.

"Toure just seems to amble about."

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