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manchester city assistant manager tour bike accepts the possibility of facing erling holland Kept him awake at night.
East Ivory Coast Defender Toure, now 44, was rarely seen shying away from a challenge during his playing years Premier Leaguewho saw them win the title armory And city.
Yet Toure admits that when coming up against the best of the era – as he now sees Haaland – he may find it difficult to sleep.
“I’m not going to tell you how I’m going to stop him,” Toure told the media, noting the amount of information that opponents have.
“But I always tell him – when I had to play against a top striker, it was always difficult to sleep at night.
“And I always tell him, ‘Erling, a lot of them won’t be able to sleep before they play with you!’
“That’s what happens when you have to play against a top striker.”
Despite his high standards, Haaland is enjoying an exceptional season, netting 34 times in 26 matches for club and country.
His efforts helped Norway qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and a goal against Fulham earlier this month took him to a Premier League century in a record 111 games.
Toure, who also worked with Liverpool and Celtic before moving into coaching, joined Pep Guardiola’s backroom staff in the summer. He believes that the Norwegian is one of the best he has ever seen.
He said: “I help Erling by telling him what the defenders don’t like.
“I would say he is up there with Thierry (Henry) or (Alan) Shearer, but what I really like about Erling is that he is a humble person.
“He’s an incredible person. There’s still a lot of room for improvement and he’s open to advice.”
“When you have a top player like that it can get to their heads very quickly but he is down to earth and that is incredible.
“I think he will be even better in the future because he is a top player and a top person as well.”