As it looks right now, Man City is in a bad period since the last few seasons, as a result the dominance in the EPL is certainly going to end. There are many things that need to be fixed to compete again in the title race, I am very optimistic that next season they will return to their best form.
Arsenal have consistently provided competition in the title race, but they have always finished second at the end of the season. This season they will fail again even though they are not competing with Man City.
You can't predict what Manchester City performance will be like in next season. Since their was no improvement from the beginning of this season tull now the season is getting to an end itis possible to perform the same way next season except they make some changes of bringing new players, then it is possible for a change of Manchester City performance. I think their are a lot that influences the performance of Manchester City this season, the players and the coach are to be blame. Manchester City can still do better next season because they have an experienced coach who knows better.
Every club has its glory days, and maybe Man City's glory days will end in the next few seasons. So, I am pessimistic that next season they will compete tightly in the EPL trophy.
Because, what I see now is that Man City could slump because there are many factors such as, Pep Guardiola's tactics are outdated to continue to be used because opponents can already read Man City's game. In addition, what makes them slump is the Man City coach and players who lose their motivation to compete because they often become regular champions of the English league in a row, so they don't play seriously, they lose too easily, plus there are several key players who are injured.
In addition, this season Man City is under pressure and media spotlight because of the fair play case, so the Man City squad is mentally affected and this also makes Pep Guardiola unable to shop freely because Man City is still under investigation, pressure and spotlight because of Fair. So it is very unlikely that they will be better next season, if as said Man City must shop for players but in reality they have to be careful in shopping for players because they are being watched.