Manchester City's African star Yaya Toure scored a screamer against Arsenal on Monday night, but Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher slammed the midfielder for his "selfish" display.
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The Ivorian scored City's consolation goal in the latter stages of the 2-1 defeat at the Emirates and was at the forefront of his team's search for an equaliser before the final whistle.
However, former Liverpool defender Carragher questioned Toure's intentions, believing he is out for personal glory.
"It wound me up, the fact that he got the goal at the end," the pundit said on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football.
"It's like he comes alive, he goes 'Ooh, we've got a goal, we've got a chance of me getting a bit of glory and being involved'.
"They lost the game tonight and one of the major reasons was the space (Mesut) Ozil had behind him.
"It's nothing new, it's nothing we haven't said in the last two or three years, but it comes back to the fact that he just wants to switch it on when he thinks he can get a goal.
"You're talking about one of your major players, your leaders in the dressing room. That's unbelievably selfish, the way he has played tonight.
"He is good on the ball and can find passes, but if you want to get (David) Silva as a No. 10 and Yaya as a central midfielder, it's going to get to the stage where he can't play him in central midfield."
Arsenal legend Henry echoed his colleague's sentiment, and believes Manuel Pellegrini's use of Toure is partly to blame for City's poor away form.
"Tracking back is not his forte anymore and was never actually his forte," the Frenchman added.
"But he doesn't even try to come back anymore. I thought that he was going to play as a 10, and Silva wide and Delph inside.
"I think if they carry on playing Yaya Toure as a holding midfielder – especially away from home – they will struggle. At home, you can get by, but he has to play high."
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City have not won any of their past five away games in the Premier League, losing three and drawing two.
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