In the past five years, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City won the Premier League title more than any other club in the Premier League. If Manchester City's performance is declining now, it's not disappointing because Manchester City has been at the top for a long time, and it certain their performance will decline one day, which is happening now. A lot of Manchester City's key players are injured, and I believe if those players return to full fitness for Manchester City, Manchester City's performance will improve greatly this season.
It was a historic record no other Premier League club had ever achieved, and Pep Guardiola's success in leading Manchester City to five consecutive Premier League titles was truly remarkable. However, after dominating the Premier League for so long, Pep Guardiola finally began to run into problems, and Liverpool under Arnold Slot posed a real threat to the title-winning Pep Guardiola last season.
This season, Liverpool's dominance is still much greater, and some may see Arsenal as the strongest challenger, but I see Man City as one of the teams that could threaten Liverpool's chances of failing to win back-to-back titles. Man City's performance can still be said to be good, but the loss of several key players due to injury may affect the team's overall performance, as it did last season.