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.
The experienced Chilean says he enjoyed his time with City and has no regrets about leaving Malaga to take the job, despite knowing he was not the club’s number one target.
Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012 and was taking a sabbatical year when City parted company with Roberto Mancini at the end of the 2012/13 season.
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