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Edin Dzeko: Manuel Pellegrini has given me new start at City
EDIN DZEKO believes Manuel Pellegrini has given him a new lease of life at Manchester City – who last night lost 2-1 against Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup in Munich.
The Bosnian striker failed to nail down a regular starting spot under former boss Roberto Mancini after a £27million move from Wolfsburg in January 2011 and, despite scoring 15 goals last season, his future at the club looked uncertain.
But new boss Pellegrini has claimed Dzeko will be his No1 striker this season and has given the disillusioned frontman a huge lift just 12 months on from when he was looking for a way out of the Etihad Stadium.
He said: “I am definitely very pleased with how pre-season is going, I feel different – better. I don’t know why, but I feel I have more confidence.”