I think Manchester City is now a ready team and they have an aura that can win the championship for many years with one or two regional transfers every year. They have a striker like Haaland and a defender like Gvardiol. They have very good players in both the forward and defense areas. That's why I believe it will have many years of trouble-free times.
From my observers, in their 4 matches in this competition, City has experienced a decline in the quality of goals. City's expectations are too big given the record they have. Even though they carried out their matches smoothly, their goal productivity decreased greatly. except, during the Fulham match. The point is that since Pep has not re-applied his 3-2-4-1 formation pattern, there has been a change in their camp. Luckily Pep is a smart coach and has lots of tactics and strategies, he is now more inclined to implement a 4-2-3-1 system.
In the absence of De Bruyne, Stones, Pep adopted another option as the system he implemented. It's just that, when facing a slightly stronger team, City has to work hard to win the match. for example, when they played against Newcastle, City was only able to score one goal. However, every team that meets Manchester City must work hard to get good results.
And I hope that Arsenal will be able to provide competition again in the race for trophies this season. Moreover, they already have motivation after overthrowing City in the Community Shield. With this capital, Arsenal should have a strong mentality to overthrow City in the next meeting. I hope that Arteta will be able to bring his team into tight competition until the end of this season. After all, the two teams are only separated by two points, there are still many matches to reduce the difference in points from the top of the standings.