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straight to your inboxManuel Pellegrini has admitted that he took the Manchester City job despite knowing that Pep Guardiola was the club’s first choice for the position. Pellegrini joined City in the summer of 2013 and spent three years at the club, leading them to one Premier League title and two League Cups.

straight to your inboxWhen the word holistic started to be bandied about at Manchester City in 2013, it felt like a way of drawing a line between the eras of Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini. More specifically, a line from the manager getting papped having bust-ups at Carrington with players to the manager making sure there was nothing of note to report from Carrington whatsoever.

straight to your inboxManchester City have turned down the chance to sign Roma striker Edin Dzeko in the January transfer window.Dzeko, 34, spent five years at the Etihad and won Premier League titles under both Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini before moving to Serie A side Roma in 2016.

straight to your inboxManuel Pellegrini built on the groundwork left by Roberto Mancini at Manchester City, and Pep Guardiola has since used that work to create an all-conquering side at the Etihad. Pellegrini led City to first, second and fourth-placed finishes in his three years at the helm, before Guardiola arrived and built a side that has won every domestic trophy available in record-breaking fashion.

straight to your inboxLife goes at different speeds for young footballers. By the time Raheem Sterling turned 20 years old in December 2014, the winger was already a crucial part of the Liverpool set-up, starring during the 2013/14 season as Brendan Rodgers’ side narrowly missed out on the Premier League title.

straight to your inboxManchester City are open to welcoming Pablo Zabaleta back to the Etihad after the club legend confirmed his retirement. Zabaleta made over 300 appearances for the Blues in his nine years in Manchester and was an integral part of the Premier League title-winning sides under Roberto Mancini in 2012 and Manuel Pellegrini in 2014.

straight to your inboxTosin Adarabioyo has left Manchester City after 18 years at the club and its academy to sign for Fulham on transfer deadline day.The 23-year-old was a star in the youth teams and played up through the age groups before earning a senior debut under Manuel Pellegrini aged just 18.

straight to your inboxManuel Pellegrini spent three seasons as the manager of Manchester City from 2013 to 2016.In that time, the Chilean won a Premier League title and the League Cup twice, but he is probably better known for the big-money players who arrived at the Etihad under his watch.Eliaquim Mangala (£42m), Fernandinho (£34m), Nicolas Otamendi (£32m), Kevin de Bruyne (£57m) and Raheem Sterling (£49m) were all signed while Pellegrini was in charge, but what happened to the 11 players he

straight to your inboxFormer Juve man Maresca appointed EDS head coachEnzo Maresca is the new head coach of Manchester City’s Elite Development Squad. The move is part of an ongoing reshuffle at Academy level , with Maresca taking the role having most recently been assistant manager to Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham United.

straight to your inboxManchester City have brought in Manuel Pellegrini ’s former assistant Enzo Maresca as the new head coach of their elite development squad.The post was vacated in June by Paul Harsley, and the Blues have given the job to 40-year-old Italian Maresca, whose senior career started at West Brom but also took in Juventus – where he won Serie A in 2002, Fiorentina and Sevilla, with whom he won two Uefa Cups.The appointment is part of a re-structure of the City academy, with Carlos

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has issued praise to all three of the managers he played under at Manchester City, in his final interview before leaving the club.Silva was brought to the Etihad by Roberto Mancini, before seeing Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola also take the City hotseat in the last decade.As he prepares to leave City for a new challenge, Silva told City TV that Mancini made a strong effort to try and sign him while he was still a Valencia player."He used to call me quite

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is once more one round away from matching a Jose Mourinho record in the Champions League.Manchester City are looking to make the semi-finals of the prestigious European competition for just the second time in their history and the first since 2016 when Manuel Pellegrini's side lost to Real Madrid.

straight to your inboxManchester City have at least two more games to achieve an astounding new landmark in English football history.The Blues have lost their Premier League and FA Cup titles, but already have the League Cup in the bag and are pursuing Champions League glory.But with just one league game left – at home to relegated Norwich on Sunday – and with between one and four European fixtures to go, they need just three goals for an incredible record.

Today marks the eighth anniversary of when Sergio Aguero’s 94th-minute goal won Manchester City their first Premier League title in the most dramatic of circumstances.

Joe Hart and Yaya Toure left in 2018. Vincent Kompany departed last summer. David Silva will be on his way in July. And Sergio Aguero could seek pastures new in 2021.

Former Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia has admitted that the squad noticed a big difference between Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini.

Manchester City have been transformed as a football club since being purchased by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.

David Silva reckons his toughest game in a Manchester City shirt came six years ago.

Pep Guardiola has paid many compliments to Fernandinho during their time together at Manchester City.

A Premier League winner during his first season in charge, Manuel Pellegrini guided Manchester City to first, second and fourth-placed finishes in his three years at the helm.

Nearly four years after he left Manchester City the Manuel Pellegrini era is still being felt at the Etihad through the signings he made for the club.

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Manuel Pellegrini has explained the tactics behind Manchester City's win against Manchester United in September 2013.

Wayne Rooney credits Pep Guardiola with the improvement in Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling.

West Ham could welcome back Felipe Anderson from injury against Manchester City on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta laughed off a question about tactical fouls and called for questions to be directed back at his former boss Pep Guardiola .