Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure believes he is not getting the credit he deserves -- particularly from the English media.

Toure, 32, has helped City move to the top of the table in the Premier League this season and he thinks he was unfairly criticised as they failed to defend their title last term.

In a lengthy interview published in L'Equipe on Monday, he has hit back at his critics in England and also those in the Ivory Coast who have questioned his commitment to the national team.

Toure feels that English journalists focus on negativity, while he does not accept that his club form dipped to any great degree last season.