For me, the Manchester City squad this season is fresher, no less fresh than last season. It's just that there hasn't been chemistry with each other, they also still rely heavily on the figure of Kevin De Bruyne, Man City's creativity is like a dead end without the presence of KDB. Maybe this is what makes many people doubt the Man City squad this season. But for me, Pep Guardila can overcome this in the future. Man City certainly has aspirations to repeat success like last season, but this will be very difficult to repeat because league clubs continue to develop and make many changes. .
I predict that Pep Guardiola this season will focus on the UCL League because for Pep Guardiola getting the UCL League is more prestigious. So they are very ambitious about repeating their success in winning the Champions League title for the second time this season.
I actually think the opposite, when De Bruyne was injured, and several other players were not fit. IMO, there have been a few changes from the system that Pep has implemented. When City still had a full complement of players, before Gundohan and Mahrez left, they always won their matches with a landslide score. Well, this season, because several players were injured, this has resulted in this team experiencing a decrease in their probability of scoring goals. that's why, most of us say that City is experiencing decline. Despite what was shown in some of their matches, City still showed an impressive game even though they didn't score many goals.
So far, I don't see Pep Guadiola implementing his flagship system, namely 3-2-4-1. or, perhaps, if Pep sees that his squad is not ready to play with the formation pattern he usually relies on. that's why Pep only uses the 4-2-3-1 pattern, which is adjusted to the team squad, or with the 4-3-3 pattern, I also see that Kovacic hasn't shown his best performance. well, Arsenal should be able to overtake the ranking position occupied by Man City. even so, City still has many options that he can count on. Anyway, this season City will always be the favorite team, whether in the Premier League or Champions League. However, I only hope that this time Arsenal will be able to win a trophy this season.