Roberto endured a torrid time at West Ham before leaving in JanuaryManuel Pellegrini admits the poor form of goalkeeper Roberto contributed to him being sacked by West Ham. His sacking came in the weeks after a number of high-profile mistakes by Roberto, who was signed by Pellegrini and former director of football Mario Husillos in the summer as a deputy to Lukasz Fabianski. Manuel Pellegrini says he was "hurt" by his dismissal from West Ham"Unfortunately, we had a major injury, from the goalkeeper [Lukasz Fabianski] of four months. And the performance of the second [Roberto] was not as expected," Pellegrini told Chilean newspaper La Tercera. Pellegrini added: "In football, the first thing that one must understand is that you always have the responsibility.

Source: Sky sports February 04, 2020 10:18 UTC