Man city, the three-time PL champions in 4 years, is struggling to sneak into the top three due to their winless run in the last 2 months. Issue for Pep Gurdiola, master mind of Man City started after the injury of Rodri in September.
Man City PL Title Race is On for 2024-25 season
Currently, Man City is at 6th position, 12 points behind Liverpool with one match disadvantage. It is only mid season of 2024-25 and there is a scope of coming back for Pep with an incredible winning streak that he has shown before. At the time of christmas season in 2023 Man city was 5th at the table with 6 points behind Arsenal and 5 points behind liverpool.
Comeback of Man City under Pep in 2023-2024 season
In 2024, Man City came back with a tremendous run under Pep and won the league on the last day beating Arsenal after an immense fight during the league. After Christmas Man City won 18 games out of 21 and three draws that helped to secure 91 points beating Arsenal by 2 points on the last match day. This shows the capability of Pep to comeback after the mid-season which might be witnessed this year also.
Man City running riot in FA cup with 8 goals
Man City won the last three consecutive games after Christmas which last happened in October. In the three matches City scored 14 goals and conceded only 3 which shows defensive solidity and a glimpse of comeback for the team.
Regaining of Haaland's form could help Pep take a breath amidst the tough time. It could be a potential chance for Pep to seal the maximum win in PL without losing any matches which the team successfully did in the previous season enabling football fans to witness a spectacular rivalry with Arsenal.
Difficulties for Pep to repeat previous year title race
However, some drawbacks might cause difficulties for Pep to repeat the same action like last year. The first thing is the gap of points is double this year. Moreover, Man City had 1 game advantage in the 2023-24 session but is in 1 game disadvantage in 2024-25. Second is the form of Liverpool and Arsenal.
Both teams are competing at the top of the table with 1-point gap. So, Pep needs to work harder than the previous year to tackle the table leaders simultaneously to secure. However, the stability in defense and lethality of attack might help Pep to have a breathtaking run in the year that still makes Man City one of the strongest contenders of PL 2024-25 season.
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