Hart praise for Pellegrini

Goalkeeper says things "going well" under new manager

Joe Hart has become the latest senior City player to publicly praise life under new manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean earned a reputation in Spain as an excellent tactician and man manager of players, and the City squad appear to be adapting well to his methods.

Hart told the Manchester Evening News: "It's going well. We know where we stand and how he wants us to play. It worked for the first half an hour against Milan but then it all fell a part a bit.

"We're going in the right direction and it feels good. In terms of how I feel about him (Pellegrini), he seems very direct in what he wants and what he needs and that's a lot easier to deal with as a player.

"There's different staff and different players. I think it should work out. We've got some good players here and hopefully we'll do some good things this season."