Currently, the position that is most likely to be pursued by Man City is indeed a ticket to UCL, namely in the top 4 positions. Because chasing Liverpool, who is already leading the standings with a big difference in points, will indeed be difficult. In fact, Liverpool has the potential to increase the point difference if they win Liverpool's postponed match.
Talking about Liverpool, don't forget that today Liverpool will play against Tottenham in the EFL semi-finals. And I think Liverpool will most likely win this match.
That is more possible than setting a target to catch up with Liverpool's position at the top of the standings and if previously in the last two seasons they managed to catch up with Arsenal's points, then for this season I am pessimistic that they can repeat. Liverpool and Arsenal are different and mentally and historically Liverpool is much better so it is difficult for Man City to repeat the same thing as the last two seasons.
In the EFL I am sure they will target victory and maybe facing Tottenham will be a little more difficult even though they are favored to win. It is difficult to beat Liverpool now because they are in a fairly positive trend so their motivation is much greater to achieve victory.