Toure: Defence wins you titles

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
04 Jan	7:45 PM	P	Manchester City (H)	0	0	Draw

Former Arsenal defender Kolo Touré was pleased to get a point against his former club for Manchester City last night.

Roberto Mancini's side approached the game very negatively, in stark contrast to the attacking play of the home side, which Touré would have been used to from his time at the club.

However, the Ivorian centre-back sees no problem with his current side's approach, and says that a solid defence is the key to a title-winning team.

Touré was given the man of the match award, and talking to Sky after the game, he said: "It was very important because it's always difficult to come here and get points.

"We wanted to get three points but it was a really difficult game. Arsenal are really in form at the moment. The draw is really good. The team played really well and Joe [Hart] made some fantastic saves.

"Strikers win you games but defenders win you titles. It was difficult to have chances because Arsenal played very well, but it's good that we didn't lose the game."

Meanwhile, his manager Mancini hinted that his side's defensive approach to the game was more down to fatigue than tactics.

He explained: "They had good chances in the first 15-20 minutes. After that they had good possession but didn't have more chances to score. In the second half we played better but I think four games in 10 days is very hard and today we were missing important players.

"We wanted to win but Arsenal played better than us, maybe. We defended very well in the second half. If we came here with all players I think it could have been another game but four games, 10 points in 10 days is good."

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