Source: Daily_Mail
Man City captain Toure aims to shoulder responsibility with returning Richards
Manchester City captain Kolo Toure is keen to guide Micah Richards back to top form.
A shoulder injury kept the full-back out of Wednesday night's Carling Cup win over Fulham but his place would have been under threat anyway following a below-par performance against Manchester United last weekend.
Once good enough to become England's youngest defender when he was elevated to senior honours by Steve McClaren, Richards has so far failed to impress Fabio Capello, who is dubious about the 21-year-old's positional sense.
The Italian would not have been too impressed by Richards' failure to pick up Michael Owen for the goal that ultimately condemned City to an agonising stoppage-time defeat at Old Trafford.
Yet Toure feels he can help.
'It is really important to me that I help him get back,' he said.
'Micah is a great player and one day will be one of the very best defenders in England.
'He is a great lad, who listens to everything you say. We talk at training about different situations.'
