Maybe, but it is strange that the game has changed so much just because of one detail on the pitch, because Pep is famous for the fact that he always finds a way out of a situation and the fact that in his team there are no irreplaceable players, any player at any time can go on the field and show the best game. In general, MC is still on top, so Pep's strategies are working, though not with such force
Manchester City does not win about 1/3 of their games, which I think is good evidence that Guardiola doesn't know every single time how to solve the problem. They are not quite as dominant as they used to be during the mid-season in 2022/23. But I agree with you that the whole team and many players are highly versatile, which is what Guardiola is alwasy after when he is watching out for new players to be integrated. Of course, you can't place Haaland anywhere else, but that's not the point. Most of the other players have this midfielder and attacker combination in their quality. That's really nice to watch as a fan and the whole style is something I like a lot.
Manchester City has 5 draws and also 3 defeats, this is slightly behind Liverpool who are at the top of the standings who have 2 defeats with 6 draws but their gap is also very narrow in terms of points for the current standings.
By only having small gap in points, it still allows Manchester City to be able to gain an advantage and top the standings to win the title, this will be like last season when Manchester City competed with Arsenal.
So far Pep has worked very well, music has proven successful in bringing Manchester City to a treble and this season they can still get it again if the consistency of each player performance can be maintained.
Competition is still quite long and it is still possible for Manchester City to achieve success by winning the title, especially since their mainstay player Haaland has been able to return to the squad to be the main player in every match.
He is goal machine for Manchester City and Haaland performance as striker cannot be doubted, he is likely to win the top scorer award again this season because in just 20 matches Haaland has scored 17 goals.
Having perfect main squad can make it easier for Manchester City to play every match, this is condition that everyone is really looking forward to considering that previously Haaland and De Bruyne were injured.