As one of the Premier League's undisputed best midfielders, you'd be forgiven for thinking Yaya Toure doesn't have anything to complain about. He did after all score a personal best 20 league goals last season to help his side win their second title in three seasons, and is the division's second-highest earner on astronomical wages. Yet despite the fact he is earning a reported £240,000-a-week, with only Wayne Rooney pulling in more on 300k, Toure still found time to complain about the fact City snubbed him on his birthday earlier this year by failing to present him with a cake. Unbelievable, you might say, yet it actually happened. Toure said he "felt under-appreciated" in the wake of the "snub" sparking rumours he might quit the Etihad this summer, and earned widespread humiliation on the internet, with Manchester United legend Paul Scholes sticking the knife in by saying:
'As for Yaya Toure sulking because Manchester City forgot his birthday, it was comical. Quite embarrassing, really. I cant remember Man United players storming out over cake. We still came back for pre-season. Poor Yaya, maybe the big lad just needs a cuddle.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
