Sincerely, Mangala with due respect to him has been really poor since joining Man City, I hope he starts proving himself very soon, because the modern game doesn't really give players so much time to start performing or he could risk being sold at City. Just my opinion on him sha, continue for what Engineer Pellegrini said after the cut.
Despite an impressive debut in a 1-1 draw against title rivals Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in September, a number of high-profile errors have affected the 23-year-old's confidence as he adapts to life in England's top flight.
Having turned in an initially commanding display in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Everton, Mangala endured a torrid time under pressure from home striker Romelu Lukaku.
Injuries have restricted City captain Vincent Kompany to a solitary appearance since November, meaning Mangala has regularly been paired with Demichelis – a player who suffered a similarly fraught introduction to life in Manchester, before becoming a pivotal figure in last season's dramatic title run-in.
"I always analyse individual performances with the players," Pellegrini said, having watched Steven Naismith cancel out Fernandinho's 74th-minute opener at Goodison Park.
"I hope that he will repeat what Demichelis did last year. He improved and he was a very important player."
Saturday's result means City are two points behind Chelsea at the Premier League summit once more.
Pellegrini's men were unable to make a dominant first-half display count as a more even contest developed after half-time, meaning the sight of top scorer Sergio Aguero returning from the bench on Merseyside following a five-week knee injury was a welcome one.
"Sergio worked two or three days with the squad this week," Pellegrini added.
"Now he has the whole week to continue working, so I hope he will return in a few days to the same performance he had before he was injured."
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