Manchester City fans have joked that Yaya Toure may have lifted Pep Guardiola’s Champions League ‘curse’ while conducting Thursday’s draw.Toure only made 17 appearances in all competitions during his final season with Man City and this eventually led to some eyebrow-raising comments from the player’s agent, Dimitri Seluk, in 2018.“God sees everything. The way he acted with Yaya, a legend of the club, he turned Africa against himself — and many African fans turned away from City,” Seluk said at the time, per The Sun.“I’m sure many African shamans in the future will not allow Guardiola to win the Champions League.“This will be for Guardiola, an African curse. Life will show whether I am right or not.“Nothing good can be said about the human qualities of Pep Guardiola.“The fact that Guardiola ended Yaya’s career in Manchester City is not a mistake but a crime.”pep guardiola yaya toureMANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Yaya Toure of Manchester City shakes hands wtih Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City after he is subbed off during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium on May 9, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)Four years later and Guardiola still hasn’t managed to win the Champions League with Man City.In fact, it’s now 11 years since the revered Catalan coach last lifted the European Cup, back when he was manager of Barcelona.City reached the 2020-21 final but, despite going into the game as favourites, suffered a 1-0 defeat against Chelsea.And Guardiola’s side suffered more heartbreak last season when they were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid, despite being minutes away from reaching their second successive final.Pep Guardiola cursed in the Champions League?MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 04: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City reacts during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 04, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)This led to fans speculating whether the ‘curse’ that Seluk mentioned in 2018 was legit.Will Guardiola ever win the Champions League again?

Has Yaya Toure lifted Pep Guardiola's 'curse'?

However, City fans are feeling more positive after Toure wished City good luck during Thursday’s draw.

Check out this video, which is going viral on Twitter:

Are Guardiola and City free at last? Is this the season that they finally get their hands on the trophy that continues to evade them?

Fans are starting to believe:

City will be expected to qualify from a Champions League group containing Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and Copenhagen.

They are once again among the favourites to win this season’s tournament.

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