Manuel Pellegrini’s job as Manchester City coach is apparently safe—for now, the Guardian reports, claiming there will be no knee-jerk reaction to City bowing out of thePremier League title race with a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace on Monday.
The Chilean will face a job appraisal at the end of the season, alongside CEO Ferran Soriano and sporting directorTxiki Begiristan, but if poor results continue, he could be replaced sooner by the Abu Dhabi hierarchy, whose No. 1 candidates are reportedly Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola and RealMadrid’s Carlo Ancelotti.