Despite a fast start to Premier League life following his £59million move to Old Trafford from Spanish giants Real Madrid, Argentine Angel Di Maria has struggled to adapt to the physical demands of English football.
City, after their damaging loss to Liverpool, remain five points behind Chelsea who have a game in hand after their Capital One Cup victory on Sunday, which Pellegrini believes they can peg back.
It may be currently outside the transfer window, but the Red Devils have splashed out on the rare item to add to their vast collection of memorabilia in their renowned museum at Old Trafford.
Two Preston goals in each half, including a first half-strike from ex-Latics loanee Daniel Johnson, settled the game 4-0 as Oldham lost their third straight match.
With a manager as confident in his own abilities as he is in his team’s potential, everything seems rosy at Old Trafford though in reality Man Utd are close to boring people to tears.
The Latics are currently nine points from safety as they prepare to face the Tangerines at Bloomfield Road on the pitch that has caused much controversy this season.
Britain’s placing in the final medal table, with just three medals, will not be offering head coach Shane Sutton much cause for optimism.
Lee Johnson left Oldham in ninth place in League One and just two points off the play-off places, and former Latics captain Dean Holden is setting his sights on promotion to the championship.
General manager of FC United of Manchester Andy Walsh believes there will be a ‘long lasting legacy’ after the club reached its target of £2m in community shares.
Nottingham, a former pupil at Wilmslow High School, will continue his blossoming partnership with Harley Towler at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena when the 2015 YONEX All England gets underway on March 3, the pair having teamed up last autumn.
The Latics lost 1-0 to Cardiff at the DW Stadium but James McClean and Martin Waghorn both suffered controversial decisions as their goals were called offside when replays showed otherwise.
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