So far, Manchester City is only 1 point away from Real Madrid, which also has a chance to stay in the playoff zone. Manchester City is a team that is expected to rise from its slump in the Premier League and Champions League, but I do not rule out that they could also fail because of the team's lack of performance.
Not sure that Manchester city can rise from the slump in both leagues. At this point Pep Guardiola has to give up one league for the other, they have to stop trying to get into the top 4 position in the premier league and focus more on the champions league as they have already won the premier league many times but haven't done very well in the champions league as they only have one title on all the seasons that they dominated European football. Manchester city don't have to lose any game again so they can increase their chances of getting onto the playoffs position which is very possible as the other clubs in the playoffs position aren't that far ahead with points.