I don't think funds are a problem to Manchester city in buying the top players, in my opinion it's a coach tactics issue that the club is currently facing. Guardiola has being studied by the other managers of the premier league clubs and now they all know his strategies more than before when he just got to the EPL and was winning trophies back to back. Perhaps if City can make a change of a manager next season. The new coach can come in and turn things around with new tactics and style just as Slot is doing in Liverpool.
Manchester City has not spent a large amount of money on player purchases this season. I thought that Manchester City management would try to find a worthy replacement for De Bruyne. But they did not do that. Manchester City cannot find a worthy replacement for De Bruyne. This is one of the reasons why City's overall performance has been erratic this season.
Guardiola's match strategy cannot be considered too high now. Because the opposing coaches understand Guardiola's match strategy quite well. Moreover, we can see the decline in Manchester City's attacking performance. The team is now in a very shaky state. The possibility that City will compete for the title this season is very low.
Manchester City has to be careful because of the charges that they have with the FA and that could be the reason why city is not spending alot of money this transfer season and even the quality of players that they were able to land into the team were not that fantastic players that they were used to.