Pellegrini wrong to cite Guardiola announcement as excuse for Man City’s demise in 2016

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini will leave his position in the next few days.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes he made the wrong decision to reveal mid-season that he would be leaving the club for Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to succeed him.

City were three points adrift in the title race at the time, but went on to scrape a top-four finish after the news broke, but is Pellegrini dressing up his own shortcomings with excuses?

City were bad before Pellegrini s revelation

Pellegrini announced the news of his impending departure in early February. At the time, Manchester City were second in the Premier League table with 47 points from 24 games. They were enjoying a seven-game unbeaten run and only three points off leaders …