adminLONDON. — Manuel Pellegrini has insisted it is too early to write off Manchester City’s chances of retaining the English Premier League soccer title after their 2-1 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday. Saturday’s loss at Upton Park was City’s second league defeat of the season and meant they missed out on the chance to reduce what was Chelsea’s five-point advantage at the top of the table ahead of the leaders’ match at Manchester United yesterday.
City’s reverse in east London capped a bad week for Pellegrini’s side, who days earlier had squandered a two-goal lead in a draw away to CSKA Moscow that left their hopes of qualifying for the knock out stages of the Champions League in the balance.
But City manager Pellegrini insisted his men were unfortunate to lose at West Ham and denied he was feeling any extra pressure after an inconsistent start to the campaign. — AFP
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