Manuel Pellegrini is facing a fight to save his West Ham future following the club’s seventh defeat in nine Premier League matches. Manuel Pellegrini is facing a fight to save his West Ham career (Adam Davy/PA)Pellegrini enjoyed a strong start to his second season at the London Stadium as West Ham won three of their opening six league matches. #WHUARS — West Ham United (@WestHam) December 9, 2019Pellegrini was roundly booed by the disgruntled home fans for his decision to replace Felipe Anderson with Sebastian Haller moments after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the visitors’ third. “This is the worst phase I have been going through with the team,” said Anderson, who scored nine goals in his debut campaign with West Ham last season after signing from Lazio. They then head to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day before seeing out the year with a home match against high-flying Leicester.

Source: Irish Examiner December 10, 2019 14:15 UTC