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I do not agree that they are not very strong this season because they have almost the same squad as last year and they also added an important defender like Gvardiol to the team. They still maintain their good squad from last year and are still one of the strong teams in the EPL. I think they are still the strongest teams for the championship.
I am not too worried about Manchester City current condition, which has suffered two consecutive defeats in the EPL. I am actually happy that Manchester City was defeated by another team in the race for the EPL title, this defeat will make Guardiola put more emphasis on his players to continue to maintain their performance and close every space tightly for the opposing team.
Last season, Manchester City also suffered several defeats, they were also far behind Arsenal, who had dominated the standings for a long time. Manchester City strength is still very consistent, they will make changes in the next match in order to end the bad results achieved in the last two matches. Arsenal and Tottenham could try to undermine Manchester City dominance, but they must maintain consistent performances until the end of the season.
The two defeats suffered by Manchester City in their last two matches confirm that the Premier League has improved compared to last season. Arsenal managed to beat Manchester City this season in two consecutive meetings in two different competitions, but that was not a big setback for Manchester City.
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola know what they have to do after those two defeats, so I think they will be fully ready to react in the next game after the international break is over. Pep Guardiola and his team will host Brighton on October 21 and it is an important game for them to win. I won't be pessimistic about Manchester City this season, but I wouldn't mind if other teams like Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham could compete fiercely for the title instead of just Manchester City and Arsenal like last season.