By that time speculation that City were in talks with Malaga 's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini had reached fever pitch .
Roberto Mancini had been left to question publicly why his club were making no moves to deny it .
By that time speculation that City were in talks with Malaga 's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini had reached fever pitch and Roberto Mancini had been left to question publicly why his club were making no moves to deny it .