Toure: Manchester United Is Still Top Dog

MANCHESTER City star Yaya Toure says its cross-town rival is still top dog in Manchester but the gap is closing. City is chasing a second title in three seasons and will finish above Manchester United for just the third time since Alex Ferguson took charge in 1986, but Toure said the Champions League title is key.
The two sides clash at Old Trafford on Wednesday morning.
Speaking exclusively to the Herald Sun, Toure opened up on City’s $11.25 million purchase of Melbourne Heart and said players and fans can ­expect “the best”.
The midfielder scored a hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-0 romp over Fulham taking his season tally to 16 and overtaking Sergio Aguero as City’s leading scorer, while the win lifted City to third, six points behind leaders Chelsea with three games in hand.
Toure was at Old Trafford to watch United’s overturn a two-goal Champions League deficit to Champions League win 3-0 against Olympiakos, and said it was still a dangerous rival despite slipping to seventh domestically.
“United are still No.1 because of what they’ve achieved and they still have it, but we have players now to be much stronger and we have time,’’ Toure said.
We have already won a trophy (League Cup) and if we can go far in the Champions League and win a trophy we can show the direction Man City is going in. It’s going to be tough because they (United)have confidence after Olympiakos.
“It’s always different in these games.We’re playing at Old Trafford, they want to beat us but we want to win because our target is to win the (title). Many teams are really focused on winning.”
“Arsenal want to improve on winning trophies, (Jose) Mourinho has come back to Chelsea and wants to win trophies, Liverpool have been waiting for something four or five years and we at City want to get a trophy because we lost it last year.’’