The regret normally associated with birthday cakes is when you greedily stuff your face with too much of it. But in Yaya Toure's case, it came when he didn't get enough.
Manchester City had just secured their second Premier League title two days prior. Things couldn't have been better on the blue side of Manchester as they once again wrestled control back off neighbours Manchester United.
Then, two days later, a bizarre controversy broke out. It all kicked off as Toure's agent, Dimitri Seluk, claimed City had not appropriately marked the midfield lynchpin's birthday, sparking wild speculation over a missing birthday cake.
Despite the ridiculous scenario, it seriously threatened his stay at the Etihad. ALSO READ: Man City get instant reward for specialist training in Abu Dhabi ALSO READ: Man City's best work at Tottenham came away from the TV cameras Toure was actually wished a happy birthday by the club's Twitter account while he received a cake, as well as a song, as the team flew out for a post-season trip to Abu Dhabi, but that didn't quell Seluk's anger. "None of them shook his hand on his birthday.
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