I was quite surprised by the performance of the Manchester City players. I don't think they will play that badly. The team suddenly lost the truck. After drawing in the last three matches, Manchester City was defeated in this match.
In this match we only saw the dominance of Aston Villa players. The team played well in the home match. The performance of the Manchester City players was very disappointing. I have never seen Manchester City play with such a defensive strategy. Manchester City players made only 2 shots in the entire match. After dropping points in 4 matches, Manchester City are now fourth in the points table.
Manchester City is currently experiencing quite big problems so that this season they cannot perform as well as in the previous season. I see balance and sharpness starting to disappear due to the absence of a creative midfielder role. The absence of Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri is clearly a major blow for Pep Guardiola to develop his game, plus the departure of Gundogan who did not get a suitable replacement. I think this season is a tough season for The Citizens and if Pep Guardiola doesn't bring in another midfielder who has above average character then the Premier League title will be lost.