The Chilean has pointed out that Manchester City scored 101 goals in winning the Premier League last year, an apparent dig at the fact that Chelsea have netted just 69 this term.Manuel Pellegrini has aimed a veiled jibe at Jose Mourinho, insisting it is important for successful clubs to play attractive football.Chelsea secured the Premier League title on Sunday, dethroning Manchester City, with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, but have recently come in for criticism for their 'boring' approach.Manchester United were beaten by a Blues side boasting just 29.7 per cent possession before a goalless stalemate halted in-form Arsenal, with Mourinho’s players celebrating wildly at the final whistle.It's important for the Premier League and for the fans to play attractive football," Pellegrini told reporters. "Last season we scored 158 goals, 101 in the league and that style is important to try to continue.Pellegrini was speaking after seeing his side defeat Tottenham 1-0 at White Hart Lane - a result which all but secured City's place in next season's Champions League - though they trail winners Chelsea by 13 points, having relinquished their title.He added: "I'm not thinking about the gap. Chelsea this year did exactly what we did last year - they won the Premier League and League Cup. We did exactly the same last year scoring more goals in another style. Every year you have five important teams and all of them can win the title. I hope we will continue as we did the last four years - in two seasons we won two titles and in the other two we got second place. It's important for this club to try to improve but we can’t always beat the other important teams - United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool.At the end of the season we will analyse what we can improve and we hope we are again involved in the fight for the title.
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