The presence of De Bruyne in Manchester City midfield makes everything easier, without this Belgian player, Manchester City performance is not optimal. Pep Guardiola himself quite often praises De Bruyne performance, and admits that his influence in Manchester City midfield, his role is difficult for other players to replace. It is true, Pep Guardiola is trying to build a collective squad, with even quality players, but this cannot deny the contribution made by De Bruyne so far. Apart from that, Rodri also played an important role last season. In my opinion, Manchester City balance and consistency are supported by these two players, so that Halaand and Foden can appear sharp on the front lines. Arsenal certainly always hopes that Pep Guardiola squad experiences setbacks, thereby giving them the opportunity to win trophies.
So far, Kevin De Bruyne has played a very important role in Manchester City's midfield and helped the club to create opportunities for assists and also the goals that are needed, his absence certainly makes Manchester City's performance less than optimal, although Pep Guardiola has also anticipated this if something happens such as injuries to his mainstay players and using reserve players to cover the gap even though the substitute players were not able to do as much as De Bruyne did, but at least Pep Guardiola was still able to handle it well even though it was a little late but in the end he won his umpteenth Premier League title in history consecutively.
Maybe, Arsenal can win the title if Manchester City experiences difficulties with their players, but Pep will also not remain silent if he sees his players get injured. He is a smart coach in managing the club and has great players in it even though there are several star players in the team. Pep relies on them but they also have quality reserve players, even though their performances are not up to par with Pep's mainstay players, as long as they have time, anything can still happen.