The Blues have no wins in their last six away games in the league - with three defeats and three goalless draws - but the manager says things are not so bad when broken down
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has claimed that his side have not performed too badly away from home this season, despite not having won in their last six matches away from the Etihad Stadium.City are three points off the top of the Premier League table at the turn of the year but their season has been hampered by their poor form on the road; they have not won in their last six attempts, with three defeats and three goalless draws.
And while many fans have been left more than frustrated by the manner of some of the away performances this season - not least with heavy defeats at the hands of Tottenham and Stoke - Pellegrini believes there is not a singular underlying issue and has argued that performances have not been so bad.
“I don’t think it’s psychological," he replied at the suggestion. "You have to see every game why we didn’t win. Against Tottenham we played very well in the first half. We conceded two goals which were offside but it wasn’t a bad performance, although the result wasn’t what we wanted.
“Against Stoke we played very bad so you can’t win if you don’t play very well. Against Aston Villa I think we were very unlucky not to win, against Manchester United was a very close game as normal and was a good draw and the last game against Leicester I don’t think we played badly.
