The beginning of Man City slump this season was due to several key players being injured, KDB had to enter the treatment room several times, Rodri also had to end the season early due to a serious injury he suffered. The absence of two attacking creators has made it difficult for Man City to retain their title and they are now fighting for a top four finish. In my opinion, it is not difficult for them to achieve this target, especially since they are currently only one point behind Chelsea.
We can identify their problems, when they lost these 2 players it was indeed a turning point for them to decline so our conclusion is that these two players are indeed the heart and soul of Manchester City's game. So they are like dependent on these two players so that in the end it makes them decline when both of them cannot play and when they return they are not yet at their best performance. Well from there the opponent also began to realize what they had to do, because so far the midfield has indeed influenced Manchester City's game.