They were more concerned with his flair and goalscoring, than his penalty-taking routines. After only seven games this season those words ring in my ears every time we concede, or dont play to our potential in the first half. And they would be happy to let Toure – who is under contract until next summer – join one of their rivals to free up funds for Guardiola to strengthen his squad. WES BROWN has joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a deal until the end of the season. Since August 2015, he has featured in every game, averaging a whopping 10. THE Premier League season may only be five games in, but a whole host of players will be sweating on their first team places. PA:Press Association2Jose Mourinho will come up against Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Fene. “I said I knew I would have more chance of playing first team football at Palace and that was why I went there. Shay Given, Glenn Whelan, Jon Walters and Bojan failed to make his starting line-up. e transfer: “I wanted to carry on playing in the first team so I chose Palace because that was a Manchester United side with the likes of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and four great strikers.