Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini came out fighting on Tuesday night and claimed he doesn ’ t need to win trophies to save his job . Barclays Premier League champions City face Leicester at home on Wednesday night having won only two of their last nine games in all competitions . Back-to-back defeats against Barcelona and Liverpool have ramped up the pressure on Pellegrini , with pundits such as Sportsmail ’ s Jamie Carragher laying into his tactics and formations over the weekend . But Pellegrini said : ‘ I am not under any pressure to win an amount of titles or win a title every year . I only feel pressure when I don ’ t see my team playing the right way . All the other things are not important . Under-fire Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini watches on during training on Tuesday . The Manchester City squad prepare for Wednesday night 's Premier League clash at home to Leicester . Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta looked as though they were practicing Karate as they challenged for the ball . ‘ When I signed my contract nobody told me about winning five titles in five years . That was what ( chief executive ) Ferran Soriano said to the media . But that doesn ’ t have to be one a year . ‘ There are different ways of analysing things . Winning trophies is only one of them . Maybe last year nobody thought we were going to win the title but we did . To think about the future is the worst thing . I don ’ t do that . The most important thing is to continue playing with the same style . We won ’ t change. ’ Carragher and Gary Neville both called City ‘ embarrassing ’ after Sunday ’ s 2-1 defeat at Liverpool , and Match of the Day pundit Robbie Savage dubbed Pellegrini ‘ naive ’ for the way he set up his midfield . Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini looks dejected after his side lost to Liverpool . Yaya Toure sinks to his knees during Manchester City 's defeat at Liverpool on Sunday . Pellegrini said : ‘ Everybody has a right to an opinion . I know what ’ s best for this team . It ’ s not my duty to tell the media what they must think. ’ City ’ s owners are desperate for success , especially in Europe , and have spent tens of millions trying to improve the squad following their first Premier League title success in 2012 . Asked about his relationship with the City board , Pellegrini added : ‘ It ’ s not about relationships . I could have a bad relationship with the owners but it ’ s about how you manage this project . ‘ Every project can have difficult moments . You have the wrong opinion about the owners . They are not so desperate to win titles , they want to improve . They do want to win titles but they want to do it the right way . What ’ s important to me is how you win titles. ’ Sergio Aguero looks dejected as Manchester City were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield . Vincent Kompany and Fernando look dejected as City lost at home to Barcelona in the Champions League .
Manuel Pellegrini has been criticised following two consecutive defeats . Manchester City lost to Barcelona in Europe then Liverpool in the league . City are five points behind Chelsea , who have a game in hand . Pellegrini denies that he is under pressure to win a trophy Wednesday .