Manuel Pellegrini’s calm approach hardly justified by heat from City’s Premier League pursuers; Louis van Gaal makes a stand – often“Even whether you lose this,there are more games to qualify for the Champions League. It is important to try to be as close to the top of the table as you can. So said Manuel Pellegrini before losing the final derby of his time as Manchester City manager. Yet after this reverse his moment defeat in six against United with scores of 4-1, 3-0, and 1-0,2-4, 0-0, and 0-1 – there is a genuine possibility that Pep Guardiola may not have Champions League football to supervise when he takes over next season. City remain in fourth but are now only a point ahead of West Ham and Manchester United.
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Source: theguardian.com