United even being considered to win is definitely an improvement, but also they didn't turn out to be good at all, this was just a thought before the game because of Amorim, but we have seen how terrible they were and they still need to improve a ton. Lots of people assumed that the entire issue was Erik Ten Hag, and I do not deny that he lost control of the players, so the change was a good thing and I agree with the sacking, however that doesn't mean that we are seeing them doing any better for now.
Let’s give this Amorim guy a lot more time in order for him to be settled more in the team before we can start making conclusions on whether he’s the perfect man for this job, or he’s the man who is much more better than Erin Ten Hag and can bring the glory days of Manchester United back. His performance at Sporting Lisbon is one such of a very good one and you won’t deny the fact that he’s going to make Manchester United great again. He may not get to achieve anything this season but he’ll try to make them finish better than where they did last season, and that also is an achievement for them. Then subsequently in the coming season, he can finish in a much more better position.
Manchester City is currently 2 points behind Chelsea and Arsenal and 9 points behind Liverpool. It is very difficult to reduce the gap of 9 points. Because Liverpool's performance is still consistent. If Liverpool can maintain its performance stability, then it is impossible for City to regain the top spot of the table.
In my opinion, Manchester City can only regain that position if only Liverpool begins to fumble and starts losing a lot of points in the competition. They have been able to climb up the standings as a result of their great performance which has been a remarkable one since the start of the season. Maintaining the top spot is not an easy task and if they most remain there, they’ll need to be more serious in their games and not allow themselves to lose any point in the remaining matches that’ll make them feel a threat from any of their closest opponents who will be in second position by then.