Manchester City typically doesn’t start the season strong, and when they do, they often dominate the league too early. Guardiola has mentioned the challenge of maintaining motivation to pursue the title at the start of the season. Unfortunately, the other teams aren’t putting up much of a fight against Man City. If this trend continues, the Premier League might as well declare the title decided at the start of the season.
In the last few seasons we have seen Manchester City's performances towards the end of the season being very consistent. And this is why the Manchester City team was able to secure the title. However, if you cannot perform well consistently in the Premier League, the title is not possible for sure. And this season it is even more difficult.
Manchester City have been in a strong position since the start of the season. Manchester City won all three matches and managed to occupy the top spot in the table. In three matches, Manchester City scored 9 goals and conceded two goals. Manchester City are in great form. Especially from Haaland we see good performance in every match.
However, if Haaland suffers an injury, City's performance this season is likely to be erratic. Alvarez played last season as Haaland's replacement. Alvarez is not in City's squad this season. So Guardiola will not be able to find a suitable replacement if Haaland suffers an injury. So City's performance is also likely to suffer a bit. This is why haaland has to play very carefully.