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Manuel Pellegrini is not ready to be remembered by Manchester City supporters.

As the coach approaches the final curtain at the Etihad, he will be the subject of much attention when Arsenal come to Manchester on Sunday.

The man dubbed charming has been warmly appreciated by many City fans during his tenure at the club and is looking forward to his send-off.

Life goes on though. As happy as he is to look back on his time with the club, Pellegrini - who would be very happy to stay in a league he calls the best in the world - is keen to reinforce that message.

"I am not dying! I think it’s more a question when you die when you want to be remembered.

"I try to give to this team what I think that football is. There have been three seasons, I always try to play good football, to try to be a scoring team, to try to win titles.

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"I arrived here in a difficult moment of the club, but I think during three years normally, the fans enjoy the games here at home and we were the top scorers of the Premier League the first season.

"You always have negative things, but we have not had a crisis or a disaster in the season. A disaster is not to qualify for next season or being eliminated in a competition.

"We did a lot of important and positive things and negative things and everyone after that can make a positive analysis or a negative one."

How that verdict falls could well depends on the result on Sunday.

Pellegrini believes the fans deserve a good end to the season from him and his team, but anything less than a victory over Arsenal might leave the mood after the whistle less than celebratory with their top four hopes still hanging in the balance.

While the manager is feeling positive, he admits it would be a disaster for the club .

“I think that of course, first of all, for fans here in England, the Premier League is the most important thing, then the Champions League.

"If you are not in the top four and in the Champions League the next year, to demonstrate you are one of the best teams in England, then for me it's a disaster of a season.

"That's why I always said last year when we didn't win any titles that it was not a disaster. It was not a good season but a disaster is when you are not involved in the next season's Champions League.

"That is a disaster for all the big teams.

“Of course, if you don't win and you're not in the top four positions of the Premier League, and you win the Champions League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup, it's a very good season, no?"