1 Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed the idea his job could be under threat at Manchester City

Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed the idea his job could be under threat at Manchester City.

The midweek 2-2 home draw with Sunderland dealt another blow to City’s Premier League title hopes, just a few days after their 3-2 defeat at Liverpool.

They are third in the table with five more games to play, four points behind second-placed Chelsea and six behind leaders Liverpool, both of whom have four matches to go.

And that has lead to rumours he could be replaced in the Etihad Stadium hot-seat.

But Pellegrini insists no-one among the club’s hierarchy has voiced concerns about his performance.

“It is not a problem in this moment,” he said. “I never heard anything in terms of a complaint.

“All of us want to win as much as we can but I haven’t had any talks about that [my future] and I am not thinking about that.”