As the decade comes to an end, Manchester City fans will look back on this one in particular with great fondness.
The club have enjoyed incredible success having won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League cups. Add to that the fact they amassed a total of 198 points over the past two seasons and you can safely say the club reached heights their fans could only have dreamed of.
During that time, City have boasted some incredible talents but who do the supporters believe has been their most influential midfielder? City Chief posed the question to their followers on Twitter and it appears many of them had one certain individual in mind.
Was Yaya Toure City's most influential midfielder of the last decade?
Yes
No
Still has to be Yaya for me, FA cup semi & final + Newcastle away got us started
Fav always David ?
— JT_MCFC????? (@xBlueMoonRising) December 30, 2019
Yaya. By a mile.
— City ’til I Cry! (@tomritchiemcfc) December 30, 2019
Yaya all day go watch him if you need reminding how good he was
— Callum (@Mcgee0101) December 30, 2019
Yaya. Changes the mentality of the whole club.
— Dave Jefferson (@djefferson947) December 30, 2019
Yaya- ultimately it was he who changed the club, who took hold on the pitch and won the games that won us our first FA cup and league. However good and longer lived others were, none reached his peak, none carried the club on their shoulders and none changed the mentality as much
— Aguerooooooo (@DownunderDickee) December 30, 2019
Yaya all day long
— Dean hendry (@deanoh7) December 30, 2019
What do we think?
The supporters appear to have spoken on who they think was a deserved winner although David Silva also received a fair few votes. Yaya Toure arrived at the Etihad from Barcelona in July 2010 and went on to secure a legendary status with the club. The Ivorian made 316 appearances for City, scoring 79 goals and providing 50 assists.
An extremely gifted footballer also equipped with the physical attributes that made him the perfect Premier League player, Toure is credited by some of the fans with inspiring City to push on to the next level making some vital contributions along the way.
Not only one of the best players City have ever had, but maybe he is one of the best the English top-flight has seen as well over the last decade.