Manchester City is only 5 points behind Liverpool who are leading the standings, I think 5 points is not something that is difficult enough for Manchester City to catch up with because there are still many matches left this season. Even for Liverpool, they could lose points and that would be a great opportunity for Manchester City to reduce the points gap.
I also believe that Manchester City's performance is not bad enough and two consecutive defeats are certainly not fair to say that Manchester City will have difficulty competing for the title.
Manchester City will target a lot of hope this season, they want to extend their record as a team that has won the title for the 5th time in a row. But still every season requires hard work and I think Pep Guardiola will be able to bring his team to victory in the upcoming matches.
The point difference between Liverpool and Manchester City is not much but it is not going to easy for Manchester City to retain their title. Even though two consecutive defeat in the Premier League is not that much, I don't think Liverpool would give Manchester City can opportunity to crake the lead. Manchester City are going through their fair share of injuries, and the team is experiencing an unusual dip in form. Their recent struggles shows that Liverpool may have an opportunity to win the league this season.
The current points difference is not a problem because the journey of this season is still very long but the problem now is Manchester City's performance which has been very bad after several of their main players were injured making Pep Guardiola seem to not have many options to maintain the team's performance, it was proven after Manchester City experienced 4 consecutive defeats in all competitions.
And what must also be remembered is that the competition in the Premier League is always fierce even though in the last few years Manchester City has been able to defend its title but it is not an easy thing, likewise for this season there are several teams that have performed better so that it is a serious threat to Manchester City.