City are set to relinquish their Premier League title to Chelsea this season, with Jose Mourinho's side 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal at the top of the table with just a few weeks of the season remaining.
City's struggles have led many to speculate over the future of the Chilean, with Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti both touted as potential replacements for Pellegrini.
Zabaleta, however, insists that the City manager should not be sacked as a result of unsatisfactory performances from his players.
"The manager deserves more respect from everyone," he said. "He came last season and he won the Premier League and the League Cup.
"We can't blame just the manager for this. Also, individual players have not been great in the whole season. Everyone is responsible - when you don't win titles, it can be a little bit frustrating for everyone. But we have to wait until the end of the season.
"Now is not the time to be thinking about what went wrong this season, it's just the time to finish as good as we can. Then we'll see what happens. It's not for me to say what should and should not happen.
"For the players, the owners, the manager and the staff, we are 100 per cent focused on what we're doing now.
"Then, at the end of the season, the right people will analyse what went wrong. The people responsible in every part of the club will decide what is best for the future."
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