Manchester City has won the Premier League four times in a row, I don’t think any club in Premier League history has done that. Pep Guardiola will be looking to create history with Manchester City as the club to win the Premier League five times in a row. I believe that’s the reason why they are focusing all their attention on the Premier League games and not the other tournaments. Which is why I agree with you that Manchester City were not interested in the Carabao Cup hence their performance against Tottenham Hotspur.
That is a very extraordinary achievement made by Pep Guardiola with Man City so that they can continue to maintain a positive trend in four consecutive seasons. This season there is a slight change where they performed less optimally in some of the previous matches so that it will be a little more difficult for him to defend the trophy. Pep Guardiola has created history for Man City and that is difficult to achieve by any coach before who handled Man City.
Now Liverpool is much more optimal and might be a strong challenger for Man City this season. The arrival of the new coach has made Liverpool's strength more solid so that they have managed to occupy the first position in the standings so far.
Yes indeed, Pep Guardiola managed to make Manchester City get the Premier League trophy for four consecutive seasons. But unfortunately, there is Liverpool who always seems to succeed in stopping the pace of Manchester City to defend the Premier League trophy. Because afterall, previously Manchester City had also started by winning two consecutive trophies but, Liverpool managed to stop the pace because Liverpool also managed to get the trophy.
Furthermore, about this season, if no team is able to be consistent throughout the season, then Manchester City will again succeed in getting the trophy. But unfortunately, again and again, it looks like Liverpool will again succeed in stopping or breaking Manchester City's trophy streak this season. Because after all, so far Liverpool are still very strong at the top of the Premier League standings, so it is very possible for Liverpool to get the Premier League trophy this season.