Bayern Munich centre again Jerome Boateng has come to the defence of former supervisor Pep Guardiola following criticism of the Spaniard by departing Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.
Ivory Coast midfielder Toure, who labored with Guardiola at Barcelona and Manchester City, informed France Football the supervisor "often has problems with Africans" and implied a racial bias in Guardiola's crew picks.
Toure additionally criticised Guardiola's strategies and complained of being frozen out at Manchester City, saying: "I want to be the one who breaks the myth of Guardiola."
However, ESPN in the present day shared a transient clip of Boateng through which the defender claimed he had 'by no means had a downside' with Guardiola, happening to explain the supervisor as 'tremendous'.
Jerome Boateng has dismissed Yaya Toure's criticism of Pep Guardiola and mentioned Leroy Sane's omission from the Germany squad. pic.twitter.com/yymBFEFJPi
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) 7 June 2018
Speaking on Guardiola's determination to axe Toure from his title-winning Manchester City facet, Boateng mentioned: "Of course this was a difficult decision for a coach with so many good players. Of course you might be disappointed as a player."
Boateng labored with Guardiola from 2013 till 2016 throughout the Spaniard's spell in command of Bayern Munich, successful the Bundesliga in each season the pair labored collectively. The defender beforehand spent a yr at Manchester City after becoming a member of the membership from Hamburg, which means he spent one season enjoying alongside Toure on the membership. 
Toure is now a free agent having left Manchester after eight years, the membership unveiling a mosaic of the midfielder at their coaching floor in his honour. He revamped 300 appearances for the membership, scoring 79 targets.