Frank Lampard has welcomed the return of Manchester City's Ivory Coast stars.

Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony are back in training this week after winning the Africa Cup of Nations.

Lampard said: "Yaya's a massive player for the club. I could see that from afar when I was at Chelsea. You want him back in and hopefully that will give us a boost as a squad.

"Of course you miss a player like that with his talent and his ability. We've lost quite a few games when he has not been around.

"And alongside his return we've got Bony. We've seen what he has been doing at Swansea so he'll be a fantastic signing for the club. There's an air of confidence about him and he'll add to the squad."