Source: Daily_Mail
Mancini tells Toure he is still part of Man City's push for fourth place
Kolo Toure has been told he stay has a huge part in Manchester City's drive for Champions League football despite the defender falling out of favour in recent weeks.[LNB]Big part: Manchester City defender Kolo Toure[LNB]The £14million recruit from Arsenal last summer was appointed captain of the club under former boss Mark Hughes but has seen his armband given to goalkeeper Shay Given under Roberto Mancini.[LNB]But the Manchester City manager assured the Ivory Coast international, who turns 29 this Friday, that he can still lead the club to their fourth place finish target this term.[LNB]Toure has made just five appearances this year having been hampered by a knee injury following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in January. [LNB]Although he has regained his fitness, Toure has lost his place in City's defence to Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany, who have been preferred in recent weeks.[LNB]But Italian Mancini insisted: 'Kolo was out of the team initially because he had a [knee] problem for two weeks.[LNB]'He is OK now and still very important for us. We still have a lot ofgames left and we will need all the players to be 100 per cent.'[LNB]Toure will be hoping to feature at Fulham on Sunday with Lescott a candidate to replace injured Wayne Bridge at left-back and start alongside Kompnay. [LNB] Uruguay star Martinez in talks with City as Mancini looks to add firepowerCould Manchester City be lured by Jose Mourinho's seduction line?Manchester City defender Lescott targets top four and World Cup place MANCHESTER CITY FC
