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With all the merits that pep guadiola holds to his name, it will be really foolish to actually write them off because Manchester city with the same squad have being deadly and won their dosmetic league but everything doesn't seem to be working for them this time around and that's why the transfer window that's coming up will be very essential for pep guadiola to make some substantial changes and additions to his squad atleast to see the change in tide come the second half of the football season.
Man City journey in the UCL depends on how quickly they can get out of the slump, there is still time for Guardiola to improve the quality of his team like when they won the title race two years ago. We also have to look at it more realistically, their current performance is still far from what is expected, the defeat from Man United in the Manchester Derby proves that they are still not ready to compete with other strong teams whose performance is more consistent. The January transfer window could pave the way for them to add to their strengths, especially in midfield which has been lacking balance of late.
I think Pep Guardiola already knows the extent to which this situation has brought his team to and can only hope things turn around for the better at the club but that notwithstanding, Manchester city's survival in the champions league solely depends on how quick they can recover from their slumber because with these kind of shabby performances they are putting up recently, it only spells more defeats and a possible threat to their chances of playing in the Champions league next season due to their position on the table because if they continue losing points then they might end up on the Europa League spot or the conference league spot at the end of the season.