article_snippet.sent: Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini accepts his side are now facing a fight to stay in the Champions League places.
article_snippet.sent: This is not a battle they envisaged having to fight at the start of the campaign but Manuel Pellegrini realises nothing can be taken for granted after a frustrating second half of the season.
article_snippet.sent: Manuel Pellegrini said: 'I think in the Champions League you can never be sure you are going to have a Champions League place.
article_snippet.sent: Manuel Pellegrini believes Manuel Pellegrini side are now in a battle for the Champions League places and not the title .
article_snippet.sent: The ramifications of dropping out of the top four, however, are not really something Manuel Pellegrini wants to consider, given that Manuel Pellegrini still has hopes of landing the title.
article_snippet.sent: With just eight games remaining and a significant deficit to make up on Chelsea that looks a forlorn task, but Manuel Pellegrini is not giving up.
article_snippet.sent: Manuel Pellegrini reported nothing other than 'small problems' when asked about any injury concerns at Manuel Pellegrini pre-match press conference.
highlights_snippet.sent: Manuel Pellegrini says Manuel Pellegrini side are  in a fight for the Champions League .
  