Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[posi]

The mistake at MU has shifted from midfielder Harry Maguire to goalkeeper Andre Onana this season.

You have a point because one of the major issues with Manchester United is there midfielder and goalkeeper, although in times Manchester United goal goalkeeper, De Gea was just the goalkeeper that really understand the actual pattern of Manchester United I don't no why they decided to sold him when there problem was not from the goalkeeper but I believe they now understand how important De Gea was to the club.

Casemiro has been performing more than enough for manchester united and i can't agree if you say that if the main problem was on the midfielder and defenders. I think that we shall put focus into the defenders rather than goalkeeper.
Manchester united needs to put its focus into the defenders instead of midfielders. So many times manchester united conceded so many goals due to the inconsistentcy from the defenders.
I think that manchester united needs to identify the major problem first.

and even there current goalkeeper Onana is not helping Manchester United at all, but considering his performance on AC Milan I was even thinking his performance on Manchester United will be same as when he was at AC Milan but it was quite the opposite, but however if Manchester United should work on there midfielder there could be more chances of getting back to there former performance.

I think that you are wrong here. Onana would be able to perform better if manchester united defenders were also able doing the same. It will be a disaster for the club if the defenders are still playing so badly.
Manchester united will be facing very hard fixtures and MU needs to prepare itself.

Let me fix the problem of Manchester United very easily. Get a new coach. A coach who actually has some experience with managing big clubs. Get the bullshit players like Harry Maguire out of the squad. Instead, bring some young blood selling these players. And most importantly, concentrate on the problems that are actually causing the team to lose.

The problem was Harry Maguire, and they brought in a new goalkeeper. And now both of them are problems for Manchester United. When will Manchester United learn to fix things instead of making it worse?

[Blitzboy]

Manchester United team is 10th in the points table. The team is not performing very well. It is important for Manchester United to stay inside the 5th place in the points table so that the team can create a chance to achieve something good.

It really looks unrealistic to see Manchester United to stay at 5th position when they currently only have mediocre players and it's still long to go the transfer window will reopen. Manchester United just need to make sure they will not follow Chelsea's path, I think they're still on a way to become Chelsea 2.0 where they lose against mediocre clubs.

Their next match against Sheffield United, will they lose again?

I am not sure what is wrong with them but they need someone to step up. Last season it was Rashford but this season everyone is off the mark. It's the same team like last season but it seems to be that they have lost their confidence and that is why they are beginning to lose their form. Ten Haag again has lot to do like when he joined the team and brought down the changes.

Blades doesn't seems like a tough opponent but the form United are in right now makes it doubtful for United also. However United are definitely the favourites.

Whats up with our beloved United? Im upset with our horrible state. Ten Haag, you were our hope last season; now? I believe your techniques are too predictable and our opponents have figured us out. The win-loss record is terrible! Only two wins in seven matches? My frustration is palpable! While the injuries have thrown a wrench in the works, don't you believe we need a new strategy? Im excited but realistic about Sheffield United. Although United is “favoured” at the moment, might this be another trap?

[iBaba]

Just like many others, I was one of the people who thought Andre Onana will improve the performance of Manchester United this season after he was signed to the club in the summer transfer window from Inter Milan.
Unfortunately, Onana has been the shadow of the goalkeeper we saw last season at Inter Milan as he's already committed so many goalkeeping errors that's resulted to loss of games and points for Manchester United. Some are of the opinion that his bad goalkeeping is as a result of United's poor defense line but whatever should be the reason, I think the Cameroon international should've done better

I still don't see the fault of Onana in all of this yet. I feel it is a bad club squad. As a team, they're meant to assist each other all through the team, from the goalkeeper, defense, midfield and attack, there needs to be that connection between them and a centre of command. The goalkeeper can get better. Let's derive an instance with what's currently happening in Arsenal and how Arteta is using both Raya and Ramsdale to play, interchangeably.

It really looks unrealistic to see Manchester United to stay at 5th position when they currently only have mediocre players and it's still long to go the transfer window will reopen. Manchester United just need to make sure they will not follow Chelsea's path, I think they're still on a way to become Chelsea 2.0 where they lose against mediocre clubs.

Their next match against Sheffield United, will they lose again?

Manchester United has put me in much surprise and I am super amazed by their lack of performance over this season. They tend to follow through the same trend with the Chelsea club in this regard. I think their maintaining of the 10th position on the table. With 12 points. Whereas Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Spurs are in 18, 20 and 20 points, respectively.

Ten Hag, wake up. Wake up to the reality. You're up in the challenge to move this club forward. Manchester United has been known for their delivery for over a decade now. I don't think it has been this consistently bad though. I felt it can get better but the only way it can is when they brace up. And take up the challenge once again.

[Sakanwa]

Manchester City's main problem in that match was that they failed to create many chances compared to Arsenal.

Yeah that was exactly there problem on that match, Manchester City was unable to create a good chances and even the few they manages to create they were not able to utilize it, but in times of possession they had more possession than Arsenal but the Arsenal  defensive strategy was able to hinder there performance.

What I noticed on Manchester City team is that any match De Bruyne did not play Manchester city always find it difficult on less they were playing with a small club, so however if De Bruyne had been on that match he would have create a lot of scoring chances for Manchester City.

Perhaps there is a possibility for them leading the table very soon because irrespective of there losing against the Arsenal team they are still in there good performance, there place on the table is not that bad.

Ofcourse,their place in the table is not bad,but they need to work extra hard to be able to gain back that spot on the league table.Arsenal are still going to give them severe headache this season like they did last season,and apart from Arsenal, Totthenham is another team that prove to be very serious for the tittle this season,they are sitting on top of the table,and I know they won't last there,but their form this season is really good,and might make them end well.It may shock people that the way the premier league table is now,is how it is going to be, come the end of this season,the only thing that will change their is positional change,which is,either Arsenal or Manchester City will move to the top,and Totthenham will come down to either third or fourth.

[Avirunes]

The absence of Rodri and De Bruyne has certainly reduced Manchester City's attacking intensity, but in the end they must not use that as an excuse for defeat. Arsenal almost wouldn't have scored if Martinelli's shot didn't hit Nathan Ake in the face. For me it was a lucky goal for Arsenal.

Well we were lucky but we did tried for most part of the game and we also held City's attack and didn't gave them much room to find so I feel we did deserved the result with the way we played. Yeah, if it weren't a deflection off from Ale's face then much likely would have been saved by Ederson.

Manchester City basically almost took the lead if Ake or Gvardiol could have scored early in the first half, but both failed. Manchester City and Arsenal were both under pressure throughout the match as they couldn't score any goals, but in the end it was a lucky day for Arsenal.

Well they aren't goalscorers but yeah they did get opportunities but still I wouldn't pin down on them. What about Haaland or Alvarez or other attackers? Anyway I feel Arsenal did a great job and that is why we got the three points in the end. A draw would have been nice too but we don't want split of points and keep the gap intact with City.

[wmaurik]

Whats up with our beloved United? Im upset with our horrible state. Ten Haag, you were our hope last season; now? I believe your techniques are too predictable and our opponents have figured us out. The win-loss record is terrible! Only two wins in seven matches? My frustration is palpable! While the injuries have thrown a wrench in the works, don't you believe we need a new strategy? Im excited but realistic about Sheffield United. Although United is “favoured” at the moment, might this be another trap?

There's no need to be upset like that, mate, because Sheffield United is much worse than Manchester United this season, so you don't need to blame anyone, including the coach. Even though Manchester United really needs a new strategy so that its movements will not be easily read by every opponent it faces this season, as has been seen, Manchester United's next opponent is a very bad team and not at all strong enough so that Manchester United fans will not need to worry to expect a win at home to Sheffield United.

[Jody.Drummer]

Man City's strength and level of dominance in the Premier League seems to be decreasing slightly this season, because there are several clubs that have performed quite well so far. The absence of Rodri and De Bruyne could actually affect the intensity of their attacks, in fact I saw that Haaland didn't have a good chance to score at all when they lost to Arsenal. De Bruyne's injury has been felt since several defeats in the league and the absence of a creative midfielder could reduce Haaland's chances of scoring goals.

Especially in the Arsenal vs Man City match, I saw that the match statistics were quite balanced. Arteta's strategy was much better by replacing several players before Man City conceded. Arsenal had several good opportunities to score, but the final finish did not meet the target so no additional goals occurred.

The absence of Rodri and De Bruyne has certainly reduced Manchester City's attacking intensity, but in the end they must not use that as an excuse for defeat. Arsenal almost wouldn't have scored if Martinelli's shot didn't hit Nathan Ake in the face. For me it was a lucky goal for Arsenal.

Manchester City basically almost took the lead if Ake or Gvardiol could have scored early in the first half, but both failed. Manchester City and Arsenal were both under pressure throughout the match as they couldn't score any goals, but in the end it was a lucky day for Arsenal.

Yes I agree with you, that they should not make the absence of their 2 key players an excuse for their recent results, because they are actually a club that has an even strength between their first and second players. It's just that maybe their strategy didn't work out, and they had to accept some negative results.
I think Pep has done an evaluation and he will certainly be prepared to make some changes. Especially in the upcoming match maybe Rodri will be able to play for them again, following his sentence has ended.

[Weawant]

Manchester United team is 10th in the points table. The team is not performing very well. It is important for Manchester United to stay inside the 5th place in the points table so that the team can create a chance to achieve something good.

It really looks unrealistic to see Manchester United to stay at 5th position when they currently only have mediocre players and it's still long to go the transfer window will reopen. Manchester United just need to make sure they will not follow Chelsea's path, I think they're still on a way to become Chelsea 2.0 where they lose against mediocre clubs.

Their next match against Sheffield United, will they lose again?

I am not sure what is wrong with them but they need someone to step up. Last season it was Rashford but this season everyone is off the mark. It's the same team like last season but it seems to be that they have lost their confidence and that is why they are beginning to lose their form. Ten Haag again has lot to do like when he joined the team and brought down the changes.

Blades doesn't seems like a tough opponent but the form United are in right now makes it doubtful for United also. However United are definitely the favourites.

The recent results the team keeps getting in recent times is enough discouragement for the players to get them loose their confidence, sometimes I try to narrow the issues with Manchester united to a certain aspects of their play but sadly it turns out that it's all interrelated as the reason a certain aspect is not very functional could be linked to the weakness of the other.

Taking a good look at the defense, your would see and understand that the defense is lacking in communication and they don't seem to have that chemistry that is supposed to bind them to create a team play, this on the other hand weakens the strikers as when ever Manchester united happens to first concede a goal, they are pressured to gat a goal first before getting a lead of which if the defense were solid enough some goals could be avoided, sometimes the strikers have to fall back to assist the defense and this could be stressing on them, lastly the midfield is gradually becoming messy as the lack the ability to get full control of the ball from midfield and move it to their opponents side of the field, I hope they improve and win their next game against Sheffield.

[topbitcoin]

Yes I agree with you, that they should not make the absence of their 2 key players an excuse for their recent results, because they are actually a club that has an even strength between their first and second players. It's just that maybe their strategy didn't work out, and they had to accept some negative results.
I think Pep has done an evaluation and he will certainly be prepared to make some changes. Especially in the upcoming match maybe Rodri will be able to play for them again, following his sentence has ended.

Even if it cannot be used as an excuse, we also realize that the missing factor of KDB and Rodri is one of the biggest conditions that make Manchester City troublesome in their 2 matches that ended in defeat.
This cannot be denied because the fact is that even against Arsenal we could not even see Manchester City play as usual because their attack was really bad in that match.
Against Brighton is another test for Pep and he should be able to bring 3 points this time with their strength.
Pep has to find an alternative now because trying with 3 midfielders in the end is not very good for them when there is no initiator in the midfield.

[ShowOff]

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Ofcourse,their place in the table is not bad,but they need to work extra hard to be able to gain back that spot on the league table.Arsenal are still going to give them severe headache this season like they did last season,and apart from Arsenal, Totthenham is another team that prove to be very serious for the tittle this season,they are sitting on top of the table,and I know they won't last there,but their form this season is really good,and might make them end well.It may shock people that the way the premier league table is now,is how it is going to be, come the end of this season,the only thing that will change their is positional change,which is,either Arsenal or Manchester City will move to the top,and Totthenham will come down to either third or fourth.

The best-case scenario I always think about Manchester City is that they are the best team capable of winning the Premier League title despite losing two games in a row. It's not a big deal because the points gap between the top 4 teams isn't that big, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Manchester City have proven their quality so far even though they did not lead the table in the first half of the season. They are a team that is difficult to stop when they are in their best form, and that is why Manchester City have managed to dominate the Premier League title in the last 6 seasons. I believe Pep Guardiola has planned something good to get out of his team's performance problems, so I will be looking forward to their return after the international break.

[tusandii]

Yes I agree with you, that they should not make the absence of their 2 key players an excuse for their recent results, because they are actually a club that has an even strength between their first and second players. It's just that maybe their strategy didn't work out, and they had to accept some negative results.
I think Pep has done an evaluation and he will certainly be prepared to make some changes. Especially in the upcoming match maybe Rodri will be able to play for them again, following his sentence has ended.

In fact, Manchester City doesn't need to wait for these two players to strengthen the club's performance to get consistent wins like before and it's just enough for Rodri to be able to appear again with City I'm sure this club will shine again because Rodri is a player who really influences Manchester City's performance because his intelligence and talent for controlling the ball are very reliable and Guardiola really needs this player and after Rodri's return I think everything will be fine.

[rendravolt]

Whats up with our beloved United? Im upset with our horrible state. Ten Haag, you were our hope last season; now? I believe your techniques are too predictable and our opponents have figured us out. The win-loss record is terrible! Only two wins in seven matches? My frustration is palpable! While the injuries have thrown a wrench in the works, don't you believe we need a new strategy? Im excited but realistic about Sheffield United. Although United is “favoured” at the moment, might this be another trap?

There's no need to be upset like that, mate, because Sheffield United is much worse than Manchester United this season, so you don't need to blame anyone, including the coach. Even though Manchester United really needs a new strategy so that its movements will not be easily read by every opponent it faces this season, as has been seen, Manchester United's next opponent is a very bad team and not at all strong enough so that Manchester United fans will not need to worry to expect a win at home to Sheffield United.

Don't think that even though Sheffield is worse than Manchester United, anything can still happen, whether it's a draw or a loss. Because in order to win, Manchester United have to work hard and that was seen when they hosted Brentford in the previous match. Sheffield's advantage is clear because they will be the hosts against Manchester United and by taking advantage of Manchester United's current situation, of course Sheffield does not want to accept defeat easily and at least they will aim for a draw. Moreover, they haven't reached Week 8 yet and I think they will fight harder than before to make it difficult for the Red Devils.

[Stable090]

With that defense and midfield that Manchester United has, any goalkeeper will concede a lot of goals. The defending is poor.
Manchester United concede too many shots on target.

With a poor defense, a club will concede more, and we can all see that Manchester United's defense is really poor, but I can say most of those goals conceded by Onana will be saved by De Gea. I am sure if De Gea is still at Manchester United, they won’t have conceded many goals this season because De Gea will be able to save some of those goals. What Manchester United will have to do now is work on their defense and try to improve Onana's performance, but they should just focus on improving the club’s defense first so that the number of shots that will get to Onana will drop drastically.

The United fanbase all blamed Onana for the Galatasaray loss but that loss was not on Onana, it was due to poor defending.

I know it was due to poor defense, but I also blame Onana. Both defenders and the goalkeeper should be blamed for that. You don’t have to cover up for Onana. If you are blaming defenders, then are you going to blame defenders for the penalty caused by the error Onana made? He was able to save the penalty, but the red card given to Casemiro affected them in the match.

[hahay]

Whats up with our beloved United? Im upset with our horrible state. Ten Haag, you were our hope last season; now? I believe your techniques are too predictable and our opponents have figured us out. The win-loss record is terrible! Only two wins in seven matches? My frustration is palpable! While the injuries have thrown a wrench in the works, don't you believe we need a new strategy? Im excited but realistic about Sheffield United. Although United is “favoured” at the moment, might this be another trap?

There's no need to be upset like that, mate, because Sheffield United is much worse than Manchester United this season, so you don't need to blame anyone, including the coach. Even though Manchester United really needs a new strategy so that its movements will not be easily read by every opponent it faces this season, as has been seen, Manchester United's next opponent is a very bad team and not at all strong enough so that Manchester United fans will not need to worry to expect a win at home to Sheffield United.

So far Manchester United has played eight matches, four wins and four losses. Also, for the next match about Manchester United who will play away against Sheffield United, it will certainly be a great chance for Manchester United to be able to win three points. After all, so far also the fact that Sheffield United not have winning result at all, because the eight matches that Sheffield United has played so far, the results are seven defeats and one draw. Therefore, then of course playing away against Sheffield United certainly still provides a great chance for Manchester United to get three points, of course, to improve their position in the standings.

[rahmad2nd]

We can already say that Manchester City is suffering because they do not have Kevin De Bruyne available. Manchester City lost the last two matches. A lot of people might actually say that it has nothing to do with Kevin de Bruyne not being available. But I think it is very much related. He is a great player. The void that he has left in Manchester City midfield is really hard to be filled with anyone else to be honest.

And yes, I agree that it is truly disappointing. At the end of the day, they cannot do anything about it. So they will have to accept this and try to do their best anyway. I believe Manchester City will still be able to win without him.

Regards

Duke

De Bruyne's absence clearly has a big impact on Manchester City, especially since he is one of the players who always collaborates with Haaland. The position of these two players is one of Pep Guardiola's strategies. that's why De Bruyne is rarely far behind Haaland. Now, his absence for an unspecified period of time has had a big impact on the performance of Pep Guardiola's squad. However, it is worth remembering that gradually De Bruyne's position will be replaced by other young players. for now, especially if the injury recovers and he is still great at his game. Pep will still make him a mainstay player, but in the next 1 or 2 seasons. after that, he will be replaced by a more reliable player.

Well, that's why Pep as a coach is currently looking for the ideal formula for De Bruyne's absence, who is suffering from injury. No one thought that De Bruyne would be injured for quite a long time. Moreover, Mahrez, Gundohan and several players left. Just imagine, what would happen if Bernardo Silva also left last summer. and what is certain is that City will not be as aggressive as last season. However, for me the absence of De Bruyne actually provides many opportunities for other players to unleash their potential. Moreover, based on my personal point of view, Pep is trying to experiment by rotating some of his players. he remains more dominant in implementing the two systems that are his mainstay. 4-2-3-1, or 3-2-4-1. For the second pattern, it seems that the players that Pep Guadiola gave the opportunity have not been able to follow the system that the coach wants. So, Pep tends to apply a 3-2-4-1 pattern. plus, always rotate some of the players. and only in the match against Arsenal, he used a 4-3-3 pattern. even then, only in the first half. I think City will return to their best performance, for now it seems the coach prefers to experiment. but when the time comes, he will apply the pattern he relies on. and the competition between Arsenal, will be even more exciting.

[borovichok]

In fact, Manchester City doesn't need to wait for these two players to strengthen the club's performance to get consistent wins like before and it's just enough for Rodri to be able to appear again with City I'm sure this club will shine again because Rodri is a player who really influences Manchester City's performance because his intelligence and talent for controlling the ball are very reliable and Guardiola really needs this player and after Rodri's return I think everything will be fine.

Manchester suffered due to a lack of important players, with 0 points in their last two EPL games this season, a dismal performance on Pep Guardiola's watch. The Citizens are the favorites to win the EPL this season, because they have outstanding results and are ready to take on stiff competition. Manchester City is an established club with a strong roster capable of competing for major titles this season. Pep Guardiola is a notable coach who is vital for the team's progress. He is not hesitant to do everything in his power to strengthen his current squad.

[kawetsriyanto]

The absence of Rodri and De Bruyne has certainly reduced Manchester City's attacking intensity, but in the end they must not use that as an excuse for defeat. Arsenal almost wouldn't have scored if Martinelli's shot didn't hit Nathan Ake in the face. For me it was a lucky goal for Arsenal.

Manchester City basically almost took the lead if Ake or Gvardiol could have scored early in the first half, but both failed. Manchester City and Arsenal were both under pressure throughout the match as they couldn't score any goals, but in the end it was a lucky day for Arsenal.

We can't deny that Man City gets difficulty to optimize their performance without De Bruyne and Rodri. These players have a big role to keep the balance of Man City squad, both in attacking and in defense. When Man City has De Bruyne in their lineups, Man City must have many shot attempts. De Bruyne created the opportunities for scoring. And when they have Rodri in their lineups, it is not easy to attack Man City because Rodri breaks the opposite's attack. In the match against Arsenal, no players can replace the roles of these players. That's why Arsenal was easier to attack and created more shot attempts. Finally, they scored 1 goal although it may be called as a lucky goal. However, there will be no goal if Arsenal didn't try many efforts.

Well, it was not the first time Man City got a defeat. Before Man City was defeated by Arsenal, Man City also got a defeat on the match against Wolves. So, we couldn't say that Arsenal only won because they were lucky.

[Oluwa-btc]

The mistake at MU has shifted from midfielder Harry Maguire to goalkeeper Andre Onana this season.

You have a point because one of the major issues with Manchester United is there midfielder and goalkeeper, although in times Manchester United goal goalkeeper, De Gea was just the goalkeeper that really understand the actual pattern of Manchester United I don't no why they decided to sold him when there problem was not from the goalkeeper but I believe they now understand how important De Gea was to the club.

Casemiro has been performing more than enough for manchester united and i can't agree if you say that if the main problem was on the midfielder and defenders. I think that we shall put focus into the defenders rather than goalkeeper.
Manchester united needs to put its focus into the defenders instead of midfielders. So many times manchester united conceded so many goals due to the inconsistentcy from the defenders.
I think that manchester united needs to identify the major problem first.

and even there current goalkeeper Onana is not helping Manchester United at all, but considering his performance on AC Milan I was even thinking his performance on Manchester United will be same as when he was at AC Milan but it was quite the opposite, but however if Manchester United should work on there midfielder there could be more chances of getting back to there former performance.

I think that you are wrong here. Onana would be able to perform better if manchester united defenders were also able doing the same. It will be a disaster for the club if the defenders are still playing so badly.
Manchester united will be facing very hard fixtures and MU needs to prepare itself.

Let me fix the problem of Manchester United very easily. Get a new coach. A coach who actually has some experience with managing big clubs. Get the bullshit players like Harry Maguire out of the squad. Instead, bring some young blood selling these players. And most importantly, concentrate on the problems that are actually causing the team to lose.

The problem was Harry Maguire, and they brought in a new goalkeeper. And now both of them are problems for Manchester United. When will Manchester United learn to fix things instead of making it worse?

Now, Saying Erik Ten Hag is the problem makes you the number one problem.

First, get over with whatever the Glazers have got to do with Manchester United. Can they just wrap things up? They should sell the club to the Qateris who have emerged the highest bidders of the club.

Secondly, backing Erik Ten Hag with whatever he has after investment in the repair and upgrade of the facilities on Manchester United. ( Carrington ).
With the right players in, Manchester United will be back winning and chasing tittles once again. Harry Maguire would be definitely out soon. He's only being dramatic deceiving his azz bout fighting for his place im the lineup.

[QueenVera]

We can't deny that Man City gets difficulty to optimize their performance without De Bruyne and Rodri. These players have a big role to keep the balance of Man City squad, both in attacking and in defense. When Man City has De Bruyne in their lineups, Man City must have many shot attempts. De Bruyne created the opportunities for scoring. And when they have Rodri in their lineups, it is not easy to attack Man City because Rodri breaks the opposite's attack. In the match against Arsenal, no players can replace the roles of these players. That's why Arsenal was easier to attack and created more shot attempts. Finally, they scored 1 goal although it may be called as a lucky goal. However, there will be no goal if Arsenal didn't try many efforts.

Well, it was not the first time Man City got a defeat. Before Man City was defeated by Arsenal, Man City also got a defeat on the match against Wolves. So, we couldn't say that Arsenal only won because they were lucky.

Well it's obvious that the absence of two players Kelvin Debruyne and Rodi has contributed to their poor performance and this should let Pep Guardiola to know that the team still needs strengthening, he Ned's to send scouts to search for players that would cover up for those above mentioned ones in cases like this, however Rodri could be in the line up after the break to face Brighton, atleast it would be able to reduce the pressure mounted on the team until the return of Kelvin Debruyne.
 
  Well I knew they would find it very tough to win against Arsenal based on Arsenal's current performance and home advantage but it was the match against Wolverhampton that got me suprised cause I expected them to comfortably beat Wolves after their defeat in the EFL tournament against Newcastle, Pep Guardiola needs to do everything possible to make sure they win against Brighton if not their confidence level would reduce very bad.

[BIT-BENDER]

Well it's obvious that the absence of two players Kelvin Debruyne and Rodi has contributed to their poor performance and this should let Pep Guardiola to know that the team still needs strengthening,

Yes mate I think Manchester city are suffering from extreme injury problems and the match against arsenal exposed how even them can fall without the right players, they are missing Kevin and some players are playing the wrong roles or aren't playing in their natural position.
One of the biggest mistakes they made was to sell some very important players and they didn't improve their midfield