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          How Man City copes without Toure

          Yaya Toure and Manchester City face three tough opponents in Group E of the Champions League. 
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Jan 16, 2015, 01:55 PM ET

          The African Cup of Nations tournament will affect Manchester City more than any other Premier League team. For the better part of the next month, City will not only miss out on acclimating newly signed Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony, but will also miss his international teammate Yaya Toure, who is the heartbeat of the team's midfield.