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Man City boss Pellegrini: I won't axe Hart over mistakes

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists he won't axe Joe Hart if he starts making errors.

Hart was criticised for allowing Mame Biram Diouf's low shot to go under his body when Stoke won 1-0 at the Etihad, but Pellegrini insisted that Willy Caballero's prospects do not hinge on his rival's errors.

"I am not waiting for Joe Hart to make a first mistake to change him for Willy Caballero," said Pellegrini. "Maybe in the last year Joe didn't start very well but he finished very well.

'I analyse the goals and individual mistakes with the players, the whole team. I think a lot of players were involved in [conceding] that goal."

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