Manchester City has struggled to begin the 2015 calendar year, but Manuel Pellegrini insists his club is not in crisis.

"I never feel pressure," said Pellegrini at his pre-match press conference.

"It has been the same the last two years, the only pressure is my own pressure, the pressure I make on myself when I don’t think the team is playing well.

"We are in a normal position, we’re involved in the Champions League, if we win tomorrow I think we are just one point less than last season.

"We have a lot more important things to think about than pressure. I don’t feel any pressure from inside the club or from outside."