The problem with this is that when KDB is not in the squad, Pep's scheme also becomes different because they will prioritize attacks carried out on both sides especially some players like Alvarez, Bernardo Silva and Foden they prefer to play dribbles rather than breakthroughs made and it was seen in the last few matches especially for their match against Brighton 2 goals they produced came from attacks that started from both sides.
Manchester City do have a lot of good players but for the problem of initiating the ball and the flow that is created from the midfield pass only KDB is able to do that so when he was injured then one pattern of Manchester City's attack was lost.
It's very obvious that Kelvin Debruyne was the real pillar of City and it was his good accurate passes that gave Haaland most of his goals last season, the whole team seriously misses him cause he controls the midfield very well and has a good vision to deliver good passes that lead to goal from a distance or close range, if you noticed his goal score rate is poor compared to last season even though he's still the highest goal scorer currently, all this ill luck he's having is due the absence of Kelvin Debruyne cause nobody currently give those good passes to Haaland like KDB does.
Manchester City are currently 2nd in the league table after suffering several defeats against Wolves and Arsenal,Pep has come up with a strategy for his team to perform well even with absence of KDB,they'll be playing against young boys away from home in the UCL match tomorrow, it would be easy for them to beat Youngl boys and i believe Pep might rotate his team cause after that is a derby match at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Kevin was out with injury and the team did well to manage the games played. A player like Gundogan was around when Kevin was absent.
Bernadotte Silva and Rodri also are strong important members of Man City.
The game on Sunday against Man United will be a good day to teach Man United players football. Man City should also win tomorrow.
Young boys will be hard at home in that matter I can't wait to see how it happens.