It is true that Manchester City did very poor last season in all competition but we shouldn't judge them from their past the season just started and they perform well in their previous games, I get your point though they are no longer powerful as before because they lost much game last season and they are still playing with those previous footballers no new player added but let's see if their performance this season will be better than last season.
Honestly, Manchester City performances were really poor, especially in the Champions League competition. Based on how Manchester City performed last season, I did not expect such poor performances from them, because the squad is full of quality players.However, many people said it was because Rodri was not in the squad due to injury, and that his absence caused Manchester City's performance to drop to that level. But for a team like Manchester City, I don't expect them to depend on just one player they should have a great replacement for Rodri.
But for me, I don't think that's the main reason their performance dropped so low. I just believe it was their time to fall off a bit. Possibly, Rodri may have contributed to that drop in form, but not fully not just because of Rodri.As for this season, let's just see what will happen. But honestly, I am not yet satisfied with their performances. I watched two of their matches, and I was not really convinced with the way they played as a team that’s in serious form.
Even from the first match, I said that Manchester City were not playing as I expected they were just lucky to score 4 goals. So, when Tottenham even defeated them, I was not surprised. I already knew from the start that Manchester City were not back to their great form.But let's just see what happens in the next few matches before judging their performances whether they will go far or not.