I haven't seen Inter parking the bus against a team for a long time. They have been used to playing with 3 defenders and an offense-oriented game at the same time.
Inter Milan aren't really an attacking team, of course they have their own way of approaching games and getting goals, but they are not the kind of team that holds possession and attacks constantly, they do not have the necessary quality in their squad to do that. Having said that, there's no doubt that Inter would park the bus against City, even most of the best clubs in the world would do that, when you come up against City you have to respect them and accept the fact that they would control most aspects of the game, Inter have to do one thing, defend and wait to hurt City on the counter.
Exactly as you said, Inter Milan is far more used to this strategy. It's just that the usual formation given by Simone Inzaghi for Inter Milan, namely 3-5-2, is actually quite good. Because with this formation both attack and defense can be maintained stably. Even the 3-5-2 formation tends to have a strong attack in general. But what we always see with those used by Inter Milan is that they have become stronger in the game.
This formation has been familiar for a long time. And usually the weakness of this formation is on the left or right back line but is quite strong in the middle of the defense. And because Man City has always put Haaland on the front lines as the spearhead. So actually the formation that Inter Milan always uses at this time can also be effective against Man City. because with this formation the midfielder can actively help the defense line and also the attack line better. it's just that in the second half the midfield players will certainly be the first to drain their stamina. So that this strategy could be good in the first half but weakened in the second half. because we know the stamina of the Man City players is truly extraordinary. they always look to stay strong until the last minute of the match.