Manuel Pellegrini: Should Manchester City keep manager?

Who is to blame for City's season - Pellegrini or the players?

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was the toast of the club after securing the Premier League and League Cup double last season.

Less than 12 months on and the Chilean's job prospects appear precarious after a run of four wins in 15 league and cup games ended all hope of silverware.
So where has it gone wrong? Is it Pellegrini's fault or his players? Should City stick with the manager or find a replacement?
Here, fans, former City players and pundits tell BBC Sport what's gone wrong.

Who is to blame for City's season - Pellegrini or the players?

Former Man City defender Danny Mills: "It is a little bit of everything. There is clearly a tactical issue, 4-4-2 has been criticised many times. If you play 4-4-2 and it works - and City have the players to do that - it really isn't a problem. Unfortunately City have been found wanting - not just in the Premier League but also the Champions League. They haven't really had a Plan B or C."
Man City 1976 League Cup winner Peter Barnes: "Some players have become a bit blase and complacent. Players are making general mistakes, they don't believe in themselves. I've met Pellegrini a couple of times and he seems a nice man. Sometimes he doesn't start with the best team and I just feel this season has been a learning curve for him."
Dave Wallace, editor of Manchester City fanzine King of the Kippax: "I'm against Pellegrini now. I've not seen any improvement since Christmas and we have not made any progress since last season. He signed Wilfried Bony but we have hardly seen him. There's been major mistakes and there is no sign of a 'Plan B'."
Man City 1976 League Cup winner Dennis Tueart: "It's a combination. It's a team game. Everybody has to do their bit. No players want to lose a game. People's careers are important to them. The team has been drained of confidence for the last 10 or 15 games. There's been a lot of chopping and changing and players like to play in a settled team."

Man City have not finished outside the Premier League's top four since 2010

Should Man City get rid of Pellegrini?

Dave Wallace: "They are going to have to stick with him until the end of the season and look at it in the summer. I'd like to see someone with experience in the Premier League appointed - anyone other than Pellegrini."
Danny Mills: "If I was a betting man I wouldn't bet on him being the manager come the start of next season. Is he too nice? Does he have that drive? Does he have that desire and mentality to throw tea cups at players or kick boots like Sir Alex Ferguson once did to get the players going?"
Dennis Tueart: "It's not for me to say if Pellegrini should go. I'm sure they will be having an end-of-season review and asking him some questions, and he will have to have answers. I'm a fan of any Manchester City manager because I want my team to win."
Peter Barnes: "Something has gone disastrously wrong in the last two or three months. They're not playing with confidence. City set high standards in 2012 and 2014 by winning the Premier League. Sometimes when you set high standards and fall below them then people will criticise. This has been a learning curve for Pellegrini and I'd like him to stay.