Yaya Touré was a magnificent, powerful midfielder who combined the strength of an athlete with the touch of a playmaker. He won the treble with Barcelona, sometimes filling in at centre-back, before joining Manchester City and becoming a driving force in their rise.
A box-to-box colossus, he scored and created crucial goals as City won multiple Premier League titles, dominating games with his surging runs. He was also a serial winner of the African Footballer of the Year award and an inspirational figure for the Ivory Coast.