Saturday, April 18, 2015

Manuel Pellegrini says Europa League would be disaster for Manchester City

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted it would be a disaster should Manchester City end up in the Europa League next season. The Chilean remains confident he will be at the club for the third year of his contract regardless of the fact that no trophies have arrived this season and therefore it is difficult to argue progress has been made, but accepts missing out on the Champions League would change the picture entirely.


City are currently in fourth place, four points ahead of Liverpool, but have lost their last two league games. Pellegrini’s designation of his side’s run-in as eight cup finals does not seem to have worked in his favour, and it remains to be seen whether he can motivate his players sufficiently to retain the top-four place City have held all season. His future employment could hinge on the outcome.


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