Pellegrini No Regrets Not Signing Mangala

Last updated : 22 February 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

Manuel Pellegrini: "Porto's Eliaquim Mangala almost came here on deadline day, but I do not regret not forcing through a deal.

"No, I don't regret it. One of the reasons we thought about that was because Joleon Lescott wanted to go, but Lescott is (still) here and with Demichelis, Nastasic and Kompany we have enough for the position.

"Demichelis has had a long career, he has had a lot of years playing football for important teams like River Plate, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

"He doesn't have any problem with the criticism. All the players must be used to accepting criticism and accepting (praise) when they play well.

"But, I repeat, I don't think Demichelis made a bad game against Barca."