The pressure is building on Manuel Pellegrini, with West Ham United currently on a run of seven games without a win in all competitions.

There have been various points where fans have questioned his decision making, though it seems as though the severity of the threat facing him is growing.

This comes as The Mirror have revealed that West Ham are monitoring Rafael Benitez's situation:

West Ham fans are far from impressed with these links, as they feel that if Pellegrini is to leave the clu they should be looking well away from the Chinese Super League.

The general consensus seems to be that fans would want somebody much younger who is on an upward trajectory.

Benitez's cause is not helped by the fact that his Dalian Yifang side have just 1 win from their last 7 CSL games.

A selection of Twitter reaction to the report, including posts from unimpressed West Ham fans, can be seen below: