Manchester City is very scary again before facing PSG!

November and December were very difficult months for Manchester City. Despite a fairly positive start to the season, the Sky Blues completely collapsed for almost two months, experiencing a streak of thirteen matches consisting of three draws and nine defeats for a meager victory. At the bottom of the abyss at the time of the Christmas holidays, Manchester City was in 7th place in the Premier League and in addition to having said goodbye to the title, the qualifying places in the Champions League were slipping away. A few weeks later, the scenario is very different for the residents of the Etihad Stadium. Over the last four Premier League matches, no one has done better than Pep Guardiola's team who were able to win three matches for a draw conceded to the wire against Brentford (2-2). Recovering in the standings, Manchester City returned to fourth place, passing Newcastle and Chelsea (who have a game in hand) and even remains within reach of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest who are only six points ahead.

Although Liverpool seems far too far away with 12 points ahead and a game in hand, Manchester City has been able to recover since the end of year holidays with victories against Leicester (2-0) and West Ham (4-1 ) to stop the bleeding, a festival in the FA Cup against Salford (8-0) to build confidence, an intense draw on the Brentford pitch which is formidable at home (2-2) and above all a much more recital evident on the lawn of Ipswich Town. Scoring 22 goals in 5 matches, Manchester City has not yet necessarily cured all its ills, but has managed to find a state of form much more in line with its status. Weakened by numerous physical problems, Manchester City only has three absentees with Ruben Dias, John Stones and Rodri (until the end of the season). Pep Guardiola can count on a complete squad, but also certain elements who are gaining strength.

An attack and leaders who have regained their level

In the creative aspect where Manchester City was in deficit, the return of Kevin De Bruyne to an excellent level is clearly felt. “You have to look at De Bruyne's last two, three matches, that's the great Kevin», did not fail to comment on his coach Pep Guardiola. This awakening also affects other individuals since the ghostly Phil Foden who had missed the start of the season remains on two doubles against Brentford (2-2) and Ipswich Town (6-0). “His greatest quality is in the surface. I feel the purpose in his blood, in his bones, in his spirit. We are really happy that he is happy again.”With the rise in power of the wingers Jérémy Doku and Savinho, a positive dynamic is felt in attack and even infects the scorer Erling Haaland. The Norwegian has found his cruising speed with 4 goals in his last 4 matches. In terms of good news, we can also note the revelation James McAtee who is finally asserting himself with the Sky Blues.

A dynamic that comes at the right time for Manchester City in the Premier League, but also in the Champions League. This Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain and the following against FC Bruges, Manchester City must seek a victory to ensure their qualification. The Sky Blues know they are under threat and will want to build on their recent form to erase a disappointing start to the campaign. Aware that his team has become competitive again, Pep Guardiola announced the color after the victory against Ipswich Town: “faster, faster, wiser in the decisions we had to make. It's been a long time since we played the way we wanted to. But the most important thing was to realize that when we do that… OK, we can compete.» And while Manchester City patiently awaits three reinforcements with Vitor Reis (Palmeiras), Abdukodir Khusanov (RC Lens) and Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), optimism returns to the side of the English team. Paris is warned, the injured animal has recovered from its wounds.