There weren't any major changes at Man City last season, but who knows what happened to prevent them from defending their title. Guardiola won't let that happen again for the 2025/26 season. So, even though they lost the title last season, it doesn't mean they're weak. With several new players coming in, I think Man City has a chance to win the title again.
It will be a funny to write off Manchester City from winning the premier league. They might have had a set back last season, but that does not make them a weak team or not make them a title contender. They still have a very good team and have brought in some good players, so I really expect them to compete for the league and they can also win the league and I don't think a coach like pep will want to go another season without trophy. I am very sure that they will be coming with full force this season. Like I always tell my friends, it's only a fool that will write pep's Manchester City off.
Yes, it seems to me that way too, since Manchester City performed poorly last season, they definitely needed some quality players in their team to get back to their good performance, but if Manchester City is going to catch up, they will start the new season with an unchanged team, so it is definitely difficult for a manager to suddenly make a big change in performance with the same team. However, since Manchester City has done well in the English Premier League in the previous seasons, Manchester City is considered a favorite team from that point.
We may be able to include Manchester City in the list of favorite teams before the season starts, but if Manchester City cannot maintain its good performance after the season starts, then they will fall towards the bottom of the points table and if they fall towards the bottom of the points table at the beginning, it will be very difficult for them to reduce that point gap later.