Manchester City without Kelvin De Bruyne and Rodri is an overhyped team. The absence of both players have had a negative impact on the team’s performance in the last three games including defeat to Arsenal this weekend which is the most recent lose they have conceded. Gabriel Martinelli’s goal was enough to give Arsenal a win. Arsenal will treasure this win, the team have worked hard to come this far, good work to Mikel Arteta, trusting the process is finally paying off.
I think every player in that Manchester city team is important but they’re key players that makes the team better like Rodrigo and Kevin Debruyne. But Manchester city is a team with a many experienced players that can make things work in the absence of these key figures. It’s still surprising that they’ve lost all 3 games without Rodrigo and I don’t think their absence is the determining factor but their performance is declining and it’s not the same as of last season. Something isn’t right with the Manchester city team.