Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester Citys failure to maintain an interest in the title race was down to a number of factors an

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Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester Citys failure to maintain an interest in the title race was down to a number of factors and not solely on the imminent arrival of Pep Guardiola. Elvis Grbac Jersey . In February, Pellegrini himself made public the fact Bayern Munich coach Guardiola would be replacing him at the Etihad Stadium at the end of his three-year stint at the Allianz Arena.Citys form dipped almost immediately, losing three successive matches and falling well behind Leicester and Tottenham in the battle for Premier League supremacy. After Saturdays 3-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the Chilean claimed the early news of his departure had had a detrimental effect on the form of the players.But speaking ahead of Tuesdays match against relegation-threatened Newcastle, he clarified his remarks, saying: The mathematical reason we are not challenging for the title is because we lost three games in a row at the start of February. Pep Guardiola taking over from Pellegrini at City in the summer We lost to Leicester and Tottenham at home and Liverpool away and three defeats in a row like that is not normal in this team.When you are in charge of teams, when you are involved in the season, you are in charge of the group then I dont think it is right to try and find different reasons. There is a lot of reasons but the reality is at the moment that we are in third position, not fighting for the title but also that we continue with our winning mentality and try to win. City, who are now unbeaten in five matches and face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, lie 13 points behind leaders Leicester with five matches of the season remaining. Also See: Newcastle v Man City preview Kompany, Sterling boost for City Jim Leonhard Jersey .C. -- Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith has been ruled out for Sundays game against the Atlanta Falcons. Marshal Yanda Jersey . LOUIS -- The St. http://www.customravensjersey.com/custom-matthew-judon-jersey-large-2213d.html . Pierre last November, only to watch St. Pierre leave the UFC octagon with his welterweight title belt and a split-decision victory. SPIELBERG, Austria -- After his all-conquering four-year reign over Formula One, Sebastian Vettel this season has become used to getting beaten. Still, being eliminated in the second round of qualifying on his teams home track and missing out on a top-10 start position in Sundays Austriann Grand Prix, hurt the four-time champion from Germany. Marlon Humphrey Jersey. Vettel, who starts 12th, will even be five places behind a driver from Red Bulls B-team, Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso. Vettel says "I had two rounds and they were both too slow. I dont know why." ' ' '