Last season, De Bruyne's absence made Man City's performance decline and Erling Haaland also couldn't do much because he was a striker who had to be supported by other players to be able to score goals and after KDB returned, Erling Haaland showed his sharpness again and his club's performance slowly started to improve and this season almost the same thing happened to Man City who lost Rodri and made Man City's performance decline a little drastically from before and KDB also couldn't help Erling Halaand to score goals, I think Pep Guardiola needs to bring in players who can help Erling Haaland KDB is old and Rodri is still out for quite a long time so Man City needs a midfielder to fill Rodri's void.
That is true because in fact it is quite clear that when Rodri is not there, Manchester City's attack line has had a bit of difficulty and is very irregular so it is quite appropriate for Pep Guardiola to bring in players who can play in Rodri's position even though each player is always different from the previous player so the team's performance will not be the same as before. Because at this time Manchester City really needs a win in any competition, including the Champions League competition, because their position in the current Champions League standings is still not safe.
There are some rumors about players who will replace Rodri, whether it's just a temporary loan or a permanent purchase, we'll see who Man City will bring in this January transfer market because this club really needs a midfielder who is productive in providing passes. Man City needs improvement in order to return to their best performance not only in the EPL but also in the UCL because usually Man City is a strong candidate in the UCL so it would be a shame if Pep Guardiola is unable to bring Man City to qualify for the next round.