This season is an unfavorable season for City and I don't think that they'll get any trophy if they don't wake up from their slumber. I am also waiting to see their performance in this evening derby match against United. The bookies made them the favorite, and I hope they don't disappoint their fans and gamblers betting on them.
From the 2020/21 season that Manchester City reached the UEFA Champions League final that they narrowly lost to Chelsea to 2021/22 that they were eliminated by Real Real Madrid in the semi finals and to 2022/23 they finally won the European Cup for the first time in the history of the club and finally last season they were ousted by Real Madrid in the quarter finals, never had Manchester City been as poor as they've been this season.
I have no doubt that they'll make it out of the group stages of the competition but I don't think Pep Guardiola's men are a strong contender for the European title this season.
Manchester City secured the next round by defeating Real Madrid in the same season that Manchester City won the Champions League trophy. Similarly, in the last Champions League tournament, Real Madrid won the Champions League trophy by defeating Manchester City at the same stage. That is, all in all, I can say that Manchester City has performed well in the last few Champions League tournaments, but it is clear from their performance that this season will not be as good as the previous seasons. A few days ago many doubted the performance of Real Madrid and many said that Real Madrid would not be able to qualify for the next round but in the important match Real Madrid came back. Now the only worry is Manchester City because if they don't do well then they might not make it to the next round.