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Yaya Toure felt like one of the victims of a robbery at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

And the Manchester City midfielder has said that now may be the time for referees to be given video help when it comes to making big decisions.

The Blues midfielder was seething after Raheem Sterling was denied a clear penalty with the game poised at 2-1 in their favour … just before Spurs went to the other end and scored a goal that ensured a 2-2 draw.

Toure said he would probably break his TV screen after seeing the highlights – and suggested the used of video reviews should be rolled out beyond the referral of goalline disputes.

“For me if video can be involved in football it is going to be brilliant,” said Toure.

“If the ref looks at the highlights as well he is going to feel something is unfair. We all do wrongs in life but this is difficult to take.

“It is two points going away. We played against a good team. Tottenham are fantastic, they play well, they are strong, they fight for every ball. But we deserved three points.”

Sterling was clean through on goal when Kyle Walker shoved him in the back, causing him to fluff his shot straight at keeper Hugo Lloris.

Walker later admitted the offence, but ref Andre Marriner failed to award a spot kick.

The penalty would probably have restored City's two-goal advantage, and a win would have put them right back in the midst of the fight for a top four place.

But the performance gave Toure encouragement that landing a Champions League spot is still within City's grasp despite the fact they remained in fifth place.

Bow they need to turn the chances into goals to really start moving again, he said.

“We have to win once and after that things will come. People look at the details, the possession we had. But scoring goals is most important. That's something difficult to take, we feel a little bit robbed because we dominated the game. It was a fantastic game for us.”

Manager Pep Guardiola cut an agitated figure in his interviews after the game, not just due to the incompetence of the referee but also because of the way his team dominated and then squandered their opportunities.

Toure said: “He was frustrated. When you see how many chances we had, particularly in the first half, it was unbelievable, against a big team like Tottenham.

“They are in form this year. They are one of the top teams this year. The manager and the players were frustrated because we feel like we've been robbed.”