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1. Yaya Toure
Many football analysts have opined that without Yaya Toure, Manchester City would not have been anywhere near successful as a club. Originally a striker, his game evolved from being a defender to be one of the best box-to-box midfielders to ever play the game.
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Having been an ever-present in the great Barcelona side that dominated Europe in the mid-decade, he moved to the Premier League and it was at City he showed his genuine value, dominating games and scoring crucial goals as he helped the Citizens win their first-ever title.
He is arguably the most decorated African player ever having won everything in club football with Barcelona and a further 3 Premier league titles with City. He won the African Nations Cup in 2015 and he holds a record 4 African Footballer of the year scalps, all which he won in succession.
