Source: Daily_Mail
Kolo Toure: I found it hard at Manchester City after eight years at Arsenal
Kolo Toure admits it has taken him time to settle in at Manchester City after spending eight years at Arsenal.[LNB]Toure moved to Eastlands in a £16m deal last summer despite not always being Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's first choice defender.[LNB]He was written-off by many critics but the 29-year-old has formed a potent partnership with Vincent Kompany in defence for City has a grown in statue as the season has gone on.[LNB] Settling in: Defender Kolo Toure is happy with life at new club Manchester City [LNB]The Ivory Coast international insists now he has found his feet at City he will keep on improving for Roberto Mancini's side.[LNB]He said: 'I feel so much fitter now than I did last season. I have been happy with my form but there is more to come. I can still get better.[LNB]'There was always going to be a period of adjustment because it is not easy to move clubs when you have been used to one way of football life for eight years.[LNB]Ex-Arsenal:Toure spent eight years with the Gunners[LNB]'Now I am settled in Manchester, I know everyone at the club. I know how it all works and feel very happy and comfortable with the way things are going.'[LNB]City travel to Blackpool in the Barclays Premier League this weekend with a fourth straight win their aim as they bid to keep the pressure on leaders Chelsea.[LNB]Toure, however, says once a number of injured players return to City, they can become a even more formidable force.[LNB]He added: 'We have to be pleased with what we have done so far. But we know we will get better as the season progresses, as we get to know one another and as the injured players begin to come back.[LNB]'I came here to win trophies and play Champions League football and that is what we are all working hard to achieve.'[LNB] We're watching you! Chelsea and Manchester City to make check on defender David LuizManchester City star Carlos Tevez reveals: I'm thinking of walking away from football for good MANCHESTER CITY FC
