No one is underestimating City, and they need to fight for their survival in UCL for us to confirm that they are worth to qualify for the round of 16. Same applies to EPL, despite being the defending champions does not mean that if they don't improve their performance, they will be able to finish on top four. City have only won two weak teams and no one knows if they have improved or not.
The truth is that city they don't have anything to offer this period there struggle alone can not sustain them in the champions league they don't seems to have that capacity this season, and only those that are good to go that can survive and be able to continue this journey because for them to even have made it tia far is a plus for them because I was not expecting them to be still there in the champions league them and Real Madrid they are both the two clubs that are always claiming lords of champions league.
And now th story have changed and both of them are trying to figure out there self, even now that they are trying to get back it's not that easy but they are trying there best, and even when they qualify for the 16 round it won't be that easy for them to cross over it, because round 16 is going to be tougher than this so the probility of them surviving it is very slim but wishing them good luck.