manchester city supporters sing a song with the line: 'we're not really here' it sums up the approach of many of their fanbase – they haven't fully bought into the idea that city could be one of the giants of europe celebrity fan ricky hatton wants 'the old city back', while rock god city lover noel gallagher says there is 'apathy' towards the champions league among the fans manuel pellegrini could be worried about his position at manchester city after losing against their fierce rivals  (left to right) segio aguero, yaya toure and james milner look dejected as they await kick off after a goal  boxer ricky hatton, pictured at the etihad for a press conference in 2008, says he wants 'the old city back' noel gallagher says there is 'apathy' towards the champions league among the city supporters  5   games lost by city in 2015, one more than the whole of 2014 13   city's position in the premier league form table after losing four and winning two of their last six 4   the first time since losing 4 3 to united in 2009 that city have conceded four in the league 9   city have nine points fewer than they did at this stage last season 708   city's pass completion rate percentage at old trafford was their worst of the season one of the weirdest things i've been hearing lately is people saying manuel pellegrini was the right man at the right time for manchester city their logic is that his calm was needed after the roberto mancini reign ended with a fractured dressing room, and an fa cup final defeat at the hands of wigan athletic pellegrini is calm but it was the worst kind of short term thinking which has led to city now clinging on to fourth place the dressing room calmed down temporarily, but he doesn't have the character or gravitas to galvanise a group of players when the going gets tough he's punching above his weight at manchester city city need to stop pussy footing around and drag the fans into the modern game they need to fill up the half empty glasses of the supporters at the etihad pellegrini's appointment would have suited those fans who resist the charge towards potential greatness he is not a great manager look at his record before he arrived in england he's done well but there is no evidence of greatness, and no suggestion of greatness to come frank lampard applauds the travelling fans at old trafford as he leaves the pitch with goalkeeper joe hart  louis van gaal shakes hands with his opposite number pellegrini after the final whistle at old trafford  jose mourinho? ronald koeman? sean dyche? not even close louis van gaal should be crowned manager of the year  forget eden hazard and michael carrick the best player in the premier league this weekend was leicester's jamie vardy  and so it has proved the signings manchester city have made have also smacked of small time thinking they don't go for the great players anymore, they're not in that market jesus navas is the perfect example: he is quick and that's it he missed a great chance at the start of the manchester derby because his end product is so poor he cost a relatively cheap £15million, but at 29 years old (he was signed in 2013), you wonder what the logic was behind this purchase he's not good enough to be a regular in the starting line up at a club with ambitions of dominating the champions league and barclays premier league why weren't city in the market for cesc fabregas? or diego costa? how come they didn't sign angel di maria? financial fair play is often used as the excuse – it's holding city back apparently look at united, look at chelsea – be cleverer with the spreadsheets and ffp isn't a problem aguero and jesus navas prepare for a free kick at old trafford as the latter struggles to inspire the side  navas is not good enough to be a regular in the starting xi at a club with ambitions of dominating europe  city opted against going in the market for players such as cesc fabregas (left) and angel di maria  city's failure to make any kind of serious progress in europe reflects badly on english football, but the fault is with the club they need to think bigger and drag themselves towards greatness make big signings, they will improve the team, and if they arrive, they will motivate the big players already at city yaya toure strikes me as the kind of player who will raise his game significantly if he had sami khedira alongside him, rather than fernando the big message out of city this season has been how brilliant and shiny their new academy set up is and it is truly spectacular – a world class facility but they don't have the team to match it and they absolutely don't have the manager if they choose to lose pellegrini, then they need to think big next time and go for a manager showing true potential to be great – like diego simeone or jurgen klopp pellegrini has been accused of punching above his weight at premier league champions city  diego simeone (left) or jurgen klopp could be potential replacements for the city manager  carlo ancelotti is another that fits the bill if he was to leave current club real madrid at the end of the season  two managers at less fashionable clubs, trying to fight with the big boys in their domestic league and in europe or go for greatness itself – carlo ancelotti fits the bill, and so does the man we all expected the hierarchy at city to deliver – pep guardiola when sheik mansour arrived at manchester city he declared that he wanted the club to be winning in europe they're still not doing that, and it's about time city went to the next level, for their own good, and for the good of english football it's like they poked their head out of united's shadow for a few seconds and got burned by the sunshine think big city, or forever stay small
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