article_snippet.sent: I once asked a member of City's coaching staff if there was anybody quicker at the club than Micah Richards.
article_snippet.sent: Premier League defenders would testify to that
article_snippet.sent: This, remember, is a man who played as a central defender in a Champions League final against Manchester United.
article_snippet.sent: The first time Yaya Toure had ever played that position, Yaya Toure faced off with Cristiano Ronaldo as Barcelona won in Rome in 2009. '
article_snippet.sent: We had a good team so it was not that hard for me that night,' Yaya Toure told this newspaper in December 2011.
article_snippet.sent: Toure (right) demonstrated Yaya Toure versatily by shackling Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2009 Champions League final .
article_snippet.sent: Yaya Toure, then in his Barcelona pomp, was on it and so, cleverly, was his .
article_snippet.sent: A winning goal in an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United in 2011 was followed by another, against Stoke City, in the final.
article_snippet.sent: Stoke City were up and running and when Yaya Toure scored from 30 yards at Newcastle a year later, a first Premier League title was on a first Premier League title way.
article_snippet.sent: Yaya Toure also led Stoke City to FA Cup glory in 2011 with a decisive goal against Manchester United in the semi-final .
article_snippet.sent: Yaya Toure also scored Stoke City's winning goal against Stoke City in FA Cup final in 2011 .