Pep Guardiola's challenge this season is very big besides competing to stay in the top ranks of the EPL he also has to restore his club's performance because it will affect the good reputation that he has built at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has been at Man City for a long time he should know what he has to do in evaluating mistakes and getting rid of players who are a burden for the team and overhauling the team and thinking of new ideas to create strategies that are not easily read by other clubs.
I don't think any player is a burden on the team, but maybe they don't make a big contribution to the team's game, I think it's too much to say they are a burden on the team.
Now Pep Guardiola's task is more than last season, last season maybe his main task was to defend the title, but this season apart from that they also have to make sure they can bounce back quickly to be able to get back on track to be able to have a chance to defend the title this season. In the Premier League they have to fight, in the Champions League it's the same, even in the Champions League they have to make sure they are safe to at least go to the play-off round.