Yaya Toure has insisted that scoring goals is not his job for Manchester City in the Premier League.
The Ivorian scored his first goal of the season during the team's 2-0 win over Aston Villa yesterday evening.
The 31-year-old told CityTV: "For me, the most important thing is to try to keep winning. Sometimes people forget I'm a midfielder and that my job is not to score all the goals. My job is to try to keep the team playing well, make a good pass, and if I am fortunate enough to score, that is fantastic.
"Last year was quite open for me. I played in a good position and I was quite lucky, I was getting free-kicks. Now the criticism has started coming because I am not scoring. For me, not scoring is pretty normal because I play in midfield.
"I have been playing for big sides in Europe for a long time. I know there is criticism, but for me, it doesn't matter. If they want they can continue, it doesn't matter. For me, the most important thing at the end of the day is if we win the Premier League or something else."
The result moved Man City up to second in the Premier League table.
