Jekyll and Hyde' Manchester City take a backward step


Manchester City's coach Manuel Pellegrini attends a news conference before their training session on the eve of their Champions League Group E match against CSKA Moscow at the Arena Khimki outside Moscow, October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

LONDON (Reuters) - Manuel Pellegrini's 'Jekyll and Hyde' Manchester City side have taken a backward step since becoming Premier League champions six months ago as they teeter on the brink of an early Champions League exit.

A woeful display in a 2-1 home loss to CSKA Moscow on Wednesday left them without a win and bottom of Group E with two points from four games in Europe's elite club competition.

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