Pellegrini could become one of the most beloved City managers ever if he stays a while. Every club he's been at - even Real Madrid - the fans have adored him. Many Real fans hated it when they replaced him with Mourinho. Even though they fell 3pts behind the greatest Barca side of all time, Pellegrini's Real played nice football and played with honour. Mourinho turned them into a really vile team utilising every dark art in football to achieve results, and they lost the respect of many neutrals. And for a top club reputation is important, one of the reasons Real are doing away with Mourinho and you have players saying Mourinho was a blight on Spanish football.