article_snippet.sent: Pep Guardiola, whose side were outplayed in Portugal on Wednesday, remains Manchester City's first choice to replace under-fire Manuel Pellegrini.
article_snippet.sent: Pep Guardiola is seen as a natural fit given Pep Guardiola close relationship with two of Manchester City's executives .
article_snippet.sent: Guardiola, whose side were outplayed in Portugal, remains Manchester Cityfirst choice to become manager .
article_snippet.sent: Manuel Pellegrini has been under pressure lately as his Bayern Munich side fell out of the race for the Premier League title .
article_snippet.sent: That would work for Manchester City's.
article_snippet.sent: While current manager Manuel Pellegrini has a year remaining on current manager Pellegrini own deal, current manager Pellegrini has come in for fierce criticism following the stunning collapse of Manchester City's's Premier League title defence and appears to be waiting for the knockout punch to land.
article_snippet.sent: But is Guardiola the right man for the job?
article_snippet.sent: Ferran Soriano desire to play attractive, attacking football.
article_snippet.sent: However, City's Abu Dhabi owners famously crave Champions League progression and, based on recent evidence, there may be some doubt as to whether Guardiola can deliver that.
article_snippet.sent: Would Jurgen Klopp, used to grinding out results with less talent at Jurgen Klopp disposal and suddenly available, be a better candidate?
article_snippet.sent: It is unlikely the powers that be at City will think so as, playing style aside, there are other reasons why Guardiola is the preferred choice.
article_snippet.sent: As Guardiola's shown more than once, Guardiola is not afraid to move big, ageing names on, something that would be music to the ears of the Etihad faithful.
article_snippet.sent: At the Nou Camp Guardiola showed the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and none other than a certain Yaya Toure the door.
article_snippet.sent: Guardiola belief that reputations count for nothing, shared by another manager currently plying Guardiola trade in Manchester, could be just what City need.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Bayern manager remains first choice to replace Manuel Pellegrini .
  