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Former Maine Road star Rodney Marsh insists Manuel Pellegrini will be sacked if Manchester City fail to reach the Champions League final.
The Chilean, who won the Premier League title last season at the Etihad, has come under increasing pressure following some below par performances both domestically and in Europe.
Defeats to Barcelona and Liverpool, in the club’s previous two fixtures, has led to reports the Blues are considering a managerial change, with Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola viewed as possible replacements in the summer.
Roberto Mancini won the FA Cup and Premier Leaguetitle during his three and a half years at the club but was still removed from his position because of City’s poor showing in the Champions League.
And former striker Marsh believes the ex-Real Madrid chief will suffer a similar fate unless he can inspire his steeds to an unlikely run in Europe’s top competition.
“The only way Manuel Pellegrini can save his job is if Manchester City get through to the final of the Champions League,” he told the Sports Bar. “Over the last four years, City have won the league twice and have won the FA Cup.
“They sacked Roberto Mancini because of his performances in the Champions League though and I can see the same thing happening again. Unless Pellegrini does something remarkable in the Champions League, he’s toast.
“There comes a point as a player where you don’t believe you can win. Man City will go to Barcelona in the second leg, knowing they could have been out of the tie. They know, in their hearts, that it will take a miracle to get anything out of it.”
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