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Fernandinho: City must focus on Champions League qualification, not Guardiola

Pep Guardiola will take over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City this year, but Fernandinho says the present is more important.

Fernandinho has urged Manchester City to put thoughts of Pep Guardiola's impending arrival aside and focus on finishing the season in the strongest possible manner.

Guardiola will take over from Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the campaign, with City facing a tense race to secure Champions League qualification ahead of the Spaniard's arrival.

Pellegrini's team is fourth in the Premier League, just four points clear of Manchester United, and entertains Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of a Champions League quarterfinal tie at the Etihad on Tuesday with the score 2-2 on aggregate.