article_snippet: From Burnley to Barcelona, the signposts all point to trouble ahead for Manchester City and their beleaguered manager Manuel Pellegrini.
article_snippet: It will require his best win as City boss against Barca at the Nou Camp on Wednesday for Manuel Pellegrini's to save the club’s Champions League dream and, possibly, his job.
article_snippet: But Manchester City set out for Spain on Monday on the back of a dismal defeat at Turf Moor and a withering assessment of their shortcomings from Burnley’s match-winner George Boyd.
article_snippet: City boss Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure although City boss Manuel Pellegrini future will be decided at the close of the season .
article_snippet: No wonder City boss Manuel Pellegrini’s agent was touting Sportsmail’s Jamie Redknapp to Napoli last week.
article_snippet: City prepare to kick off after conceding the first goal at Turf Moor that they were unable to peg back .
article_snippet: The Chilean could yet mastermind a recovery in Barcelona and take City into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time, having emerged from the first leg only 2-1 down.
article_snippet: But apart from Samir Nasri and Aleksandar Kolarov this was close to the team that City boss Manuel Pellegrini is expected to put out at the Nou Camp and the team that Pellegrini is expected to put out at the Nou Camp lost to a side battling relegation.
article_snippet: Instead of making up ground on Chelsea in the title race, City are now in danger of getting swallowed up in the chase for places in next seasonthe Champions League and that would test the patience of City boss Manuel Pellegrini’s employers.
highlights_snippet: Manchester City go to Barcelona for the second leg of their Champions League tie .
  
highlights_snippet: Manuel Pellegrini's side must overcome a  2-1 home loss to progress .