The guy works harder than anyone when he's on the pitch.
He wasn't the captain of Man City last year because he was unprofessional, the guy is a fighter and a worker, not to mention incredibly gifted with the football.
He becomes a bit of a liability when he isn't a starter, but do we want that or someone like Amauri who falls out with people because he cant be on the bench. If his Mrs moved to Italy then I could easily see him settling down