Yaya Toure returned to Manchester City's ranks on Saturday after a public apology to manager Pep Guardiola and scored twice in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace that took the team to the top of the Premier League alongside Liverpool.
While Liverpool's progress was checked by a goalless draw at Southampton, City clambered back level with the Anfield club on 27 points from 12 matches thanks to the double from old favorite Toure, whose stand-off with Guardiola was quickly forgiven and forgotten.
On an afternoon when Jose Mourinho complained Manchester United was "the unluckiest team in the Premier League" after Arsenal snatched a 1-1 draw with an 89th-minute equalizer at Old Trafford, there was nothing fortunate about City's victory.