Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has stressed that he is concentrating more on how to turn his team’s fortunes around than on saving his job at the club at this moment in time.
The English champions slumped to their fourth consecutive away loss in the league when they suffered a demoralising 4-2 defeat in the derby against Manchester United.
With the defence of their title in tatters, Manchester City are in real danger of missing out on Champions League football next season as Southampton and Liverpool are now snapping at their heels for a top four finish.
Joint top in the league table on New Year’s Day with Chelsea, Manchester City have seen an alarming drop in form this year, which has seen them tumbling down the league table to fourth.
Pellegrini accepts responsibility for their form and said that they need to start winning games to reverse the slide as soon as possible.
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The Manchester City boss insisted that his job security at the club is not something he is thinking about at the moment as he already has a lot on his plate to deal with. He stressed that they need to get back to winning ways next weekend and collect as many as points as possible from their last six fixtures.
"It is my responsibility and the only way we can change this is by winning games”, Pellegrini told the BBC.
"I am not talking about my position. It is not important.
"We are concerned but now we must try to win the next game at home to West Ham. We have been first or second the whole year and now we are fourth but United and Arsenal have to play against Chelsea.
“We have 18 more points to play for. We must not be dramatic."
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