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Pellegrini not about to alter Man City philosophy

Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear that he has no plans to change Manchester City's attacking game plan.

Last season's premiers hammered QPR 6-0 on Sunday in a performance that delighted their manager who has been criticised in recent times for failing to alter their style for certain situations.

However, Pellegrini insists the club's attitude towards free-flowing football would not change despite their shortcomings in the title race which was won by Chelsea this campaign.

"We don't change our style. It is important to be a scoring team, not just to score one goal and try to keep the result. We never change that philosophy of football," he told Sky Sports.

"That is why I am happy, not only for the six goals, but because we were a balanced team and played with a lot of spirit to win against a team that took a lot of risks because they needed to win."

Sergio Aguero netted a treble while Aleksandar Kolarov, James Milner and David Silva were also on the scoresheet as City condemned bottom-placed QPR to the drop.

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