Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini feels that there is no additional pressure on him even when his team are not playing at their highest level.
The Citizens haven't been at their best of late, having lost two and drawn two of their last four matches in all competitions, and they currently trail league leaders Chelsea by seven points.
However, in spite of having fallen behind in the title race, the Chilean boss feels that there is no additional pressure on him as there is still time to recover lost ground.
Pellegrini also knows that if they manage to win their match against Stoke City tonight, they will be just two points off where they were at the same stage last season.
And therefore the 61-year-old refuses to be pressured by the situation and wants his side to focus on earning three points at the Britannia Stadium against Stoke.
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"I never feel pressure, I have repeated the same answer for the same question for the last two years", Pellegrini was quoted as saying by ITV.
"The only pressure is my own pressure that I make myself when I don't feel the team is playing well.
"I think we are in a normal position, we are involved in the Champions League. If we win tomorrow we will have just two points less than [the same stage] last season.
"We have a lot of things to think about, more important than pressure. I don't feel any pressure inside the club or outside."
The Sky Blues will be wary of the Stoke threat, having already lost to them 1-0 earlier in the season, in what was a shock result at the Etihad Stadium.
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