As I said before the season started, Guardiola has a wealth of experience recruiting new players, and Man City was overlooked in previous discussions, with people favoring Liverpool, Arsenal, and Man United. But almost everyone forgets that as long as Man City still has Guardiola as manager and Haaland, I believe this squad remains a strong contender in the EPL. 2 new signings, Cherki and Reijnders, helped score in today's match.
Weird to see how fast people forgot when City won fourpeat, and how competence Guardiola in building a winning club. They come with a new squad, which need zero time to adapt. As you said Tijjani and Cherki scored in this game, which are proving it.
Their mid looked so good by having Tijjani and Cherki. Their defense also looked fairly decent in this game. Things get better with how their attacks become balanced with their mid and defense.
They can score a lot, but also have strong mid and defense. I'm putting them as a title contender this season.