'Duty bound' Toure claims Man City must win remaining 14 games to retain PL title

Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure has claimed that his Manchester City teammates must win all of their remaining 14 games to retain the Premier League title.

Toure has watched City slip in his absence while he lead Ivory Coast to Africa Cup of Nations glory and the defending champions have not won any of their six league games without the midfielder.

Toure claims he is returning to the Etihad to do his duty again and insists that they can still win the title, despite slipping seven points behind leaders Chelsea, the Mirror reported.

Toure said that with his confidence, he knows football is not about one game or two games, especially in the Premier League, adding that they have 38 games and if they want to retain the title then they have to win all the games.

Toure said that he knows it is difficult, but added that now he has to go back and do his duty again.

Wilfried Bony is returning with Toure and the striker is finally in line to make his City debut following his 25 million pounds switch from Swansea.

Boss Manuel Pellegrini does not expect the pair to figure at Stoke on Wednesday and said that he would not rush them into action for his side.