Mourinho this season, according to Manuel Pellegrini.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is certain Jose
Mourinho's Chelsea will be a threat in the Premier League title
race.
Mourinho is under pressure after leading his team to just three
wins from their opening 10 league games.
The Portuguese tactician's men are already 11 points behind
leaders City ahead of Saturday's clash at home to Liverpool.
Despite that, Pellegrini backed Mourinho to turn Chelsea's
fortunes around.
"All managers have a moment in their career, in their season, a
bad moment," he said.
"It's normal, but I hope, because he [Mourinho] is a very
important manager, that he will arrange his team.
"I think he has already demonstrated what he can do. He's the
champion of the Premier League this year.
"I always say mathematics show when you can do it and when
you can't and I am sure Chelsea will be involved in the title race
or for the first position.
"They will continue to be a very strong team. They are not in
their best moment, but I am sure they will improve."
Chelsea claimed the title last season by a convincing eight
points ahead of City after losing just three games.
Pellegrini said it was difficult to go back-to-back, with
Manchester United the last team to do so in 2007-08 and 08-09.
"It's difficult to say why," he said.
"Maybe some relax, you don’t want it to happen, but it normally
does. It is difficult to repeat it.
"All the other teams who couldn’t win it last season become
stronger because they don’t want to go two years without
winning silverware.
"But the most important thing is that you have five very strong
teams here in England and they can all win the Premier League
title."
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