Pellegrini: Guardiola announcement changed atmosphere at City

Manuel Pellegrini made his strongest suggestion yet that Manchester City's mid-season announcement of Pep Guardiola as his successor was a key factor in derailing the club's Premier League title bid.

City played out a concluding 1-1 draw at Swansea City on Sunday to secure the point they required for a top-four finish at the expense of Manchester United, whose match against AFC Bournemouth must be rescheduled after the discovery of a suspicious package forced an abandonment at Old Trafford.

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