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Gael Clichy: Gareth Barry is our Claude Makelele

Gael Clichy claims that his Manchester City teammate Gareth Barry does not get enough credit and he compares the midfielder to Claude Makelele.

Gael Clichy has claimed that his Manchester City teammate Gareth Barry does not get enough credit and has compared the midfielder to Claude Makelele.

The defender opened the scoring in Saturday's 2-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers with a deflected shot from outside the penalty area, although the goal was later recorded as a Gretar Steinsson own goal.

The 26-year-old Frenchman had said that he did not care who got the credit for the goal as football is a team game, however he feels that Barry should receive more praise for the work he does on the field.

"It's always the same, as with Claude Makelele, who made Real Madrid the team they were at the time, and never got any credit," said Clichy.

"Of course Yaya is impressive, but it's always the way in football that the players who score goals, or make a difference in the final third, are the ones we look at but, without Gareth Barry, Yaya wouldn't be the same player.

"As long as you know that people within the team respect you for what you are doing, I am sure Gareth is fine with it. Maybe it's for the media to put these guys in the light, because sometimes without Gareth Barry, City are not the same team."

Clichy joined from Arsenal in July for £7m and has made 26 appearances so far this season.

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