I don't think the premier league has become more competitive as Manchester city dominance has reduced but I think Manchester city are in a bad form because some of their key players aren't available for them to be used and Pep Guadiola doesn't have other better options to use and this is making him to lose games that were previously easy for him to win. We have more quality managers in the premier league now but let us wait for when Manchester city are back in form as their injured players return before we can see how the league is going to be before we can make conclusions. When Manchester city are in form, I don't think any manager can defeat them.
With the results Manchester City is getting, especially in the Premier League, their chances of winning this season’s title are gradually decreasing. I can just imagine Manchester City losing two matches to teams we see as average in the Premier League competition. Last week’s game, when they lost to Bournemouth, seemed like a lucky win for Bournemouth, but then losing in the Champions League to Sporting CP and again today to Brighton shows that Manchester City's performance has declined significantly.This is something I never expected to see. With Manchester City's poor form recently, if Pep doesn’t find solutions to these problems, it’s possible they won’t easily make the top four this season.
It is a very awkward situation Manchester City is having these rounds. Too many successive defeats and nothing is clear when that will stop!
Brighton 2 - 1 Manchester City is the latest defeat and that sad story will continue unless Pep Guardiola changes something in his strategy to make the team produce more goals from most attempts done...
Liverpool with their victory increased the gap.