Last season was not easy for Manchester City and they had quite serious problems that almost lost their place in third place at the end of the season.
Luckily Pep Guardiola was able to get out of the slump so that they managed to finish in third place. This is a problem that Pep Guardiola needs to overcome and try to make some changes next season if he wants to continue competing for the championship title.
Several mainstay players have left and maybe there is already an agenda for Pep Guardiola to find the right replacement.
Several players have been successfully brought in in the current transfer market and there are several other targeted players who are trying to be brought in to complete Manchester City's strength next season.
Yes, after several seasons Manchester City became the ruler of the English league and always managed to become the champion, but last season Manchester City really experienced a drastic decline in performance and I personally did not believe Manchester City could experience such performance. Even though Manchester City basically has very good players, but strangely Manchester City seems to not have all of these great players. Because last season Manchester City could be said to be not very solid in the back line and also not sharp in the front line. So it was really unexpected, because the cause really could not be explained with certainty. Maybe a reasonable reason why Manchester City slumped a little last season, I think it was because the competing teams really had a very drastic increase in performance.
This is proven, because teams like Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, and Chelsea really have quite surprising performances, even though in the previous season these teams were mediocre in terms of performance. But this season these teams were able to match Manchester City and even surpass Manchester City. So that's why Manchester City's performance last season was not too good. This was caused by a decline in performance from Manchester City, but the biggest factor causing all of that was the rival team really experienced a significant increase in performance.
And right now Manchester City is trying to change its squad to be better, but I think it will not be easy. Because in essence if Manchester City wants to bring in great players, the negotiation process will certainly not be easy. So Pep and all the responsible ranks at Manchester City really have to be able to work harder right now.