(Gundogan, after playing for five years at Dortmund, gradually grew into a top Bundesliga midfielder and won a Bundesliga championship)
Gundogan was forcefully inserted into Manchester City by Guardiola during the mid-season winter transfer.
Current head coach Pellegrini had only heard of this German midfielder and was not very familiar with his technical characteristics and field positions.
He only roughly knew that he could play multiple midfield positions, both as a holding midfielder and an attacking midfielder.
Though inwardly resistant to Gundogan's sudden arrival, feeling it challenged his authority as head coach,
nevertheless, as a professional coach, Pellegrini wanted to maximize Gundogan's potential to help the team achieve its season goals.
