Manuel Pellegrini says he'll be sacked if Manchester City fail to finish in the top four.

Pellegrini's side face West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday with their top four prospects hanging in the balance.

He said: "You are wrong if you think that, at this club, you are out if you don't win the title.

"(But) If we miss out (on the Champions League) then maybe it will be different because that would not be the same thing.

"If that happens, the analysis of the season will be different. Not to play in the Champions League is a disaster."