Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England December 20, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
LONDON (Reuters) - Sunning themselves in Abu Dhabi and arriving home 19 hours before their FA Cup fourth-round tie against Middlesbrough was not the reason for Manchester City's shock 2-0 home defeat on Saturday, manager Manuel Pellegrini said.
Arab-owned City jetted out to Abu Dhabi following last Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Arsenal for a week's warm-weather training before arriving back in Manchester at around 2000 GMT on Friday.
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