article_snippet: It is not the first time City’s work ethic has been questioned this season, but there appeared to be a deeper malaise.
article_snippet: It was as bad as anything in the post-title slump under Roberto Mancini.
article_snippet: There won’t be any knee-jerk reactions from City, however, City boss Manuel Pellegrini performance will be assessed at the end of the season.
article_snippet: Edin Dzeko maintains that the situation is not as bad as the corresponding period last season when City went out of the FA Cup and Champions League in the space of four days, losing at home to Wigan and away to Barcelona.
article_snippet: It’s always the case before a big game that maybe the minds are not completely on this game,’ Edin Dzeko said.