Pep Guardiola has been warned that Manchester City will find it incredibly tough to win the Premier League title again in the next few years, with superstars such as Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez being deeply missed.<\/p>\n
Man City<\/a> have dominated English football under Guardiola, winning six of the last eight Premier League titles and lifting the trophy four years in a row between 2021 and 2024. Guardiola has also led City to other silverware such as the Champions League, FA Cup (x2) and League Cup (x4).<\/p>\n However, the Cityzens\u2019 ageing squad caught up with them last season as they fell down to third in the Premier League and did not manage to win any trophies.<\/p>\n City had an expensive January and have made further additions this summer, bringing in highly rated players such as Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and James Trafford.<\/p>\n They beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 away from home in their opening league game but were stunned by Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on Saturday, losing 2-0 after goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha.<\/p>\n During an appearance on talkSPORT<\/a>, former Arsenal star Perry Groves claimed that a new era has begun \u2013 without City as regular champions.<\/p>\n The pundit said: \u201cI think there\u2019s a big issue. Football\u2019s cyclical, right? This is the end of Man City\u2019s cycle, I know their average age was 24 [on Saturday].<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look at the team they put out, there\u2019s no aura about that team.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no presence or stature, if you look at the treble-winning side, when you had Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Mahrez as well, they\u2019re all players that imposed themselves on the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking at this Man City side, and I know they\u2019re in transition, they haven\u2019t got that aura anymore.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you know you\u2019re in trouble when your away team has more shots than you.<\/p>\n \u201cThat very rarely happens at the Etihad, normally, when they\u2019re in their pomp, Man City, you\u2019d go to Etihad and knew you had to take maybe one or two of your chances to stand a game on the breakaway.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not happening anymore, so I think the teams that go into Etihad now actually fancy their chances because they know that this isn\u2019t the Man City team of old.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I said before, I don\u2019t think Man City are in the race for the title because of the age of their team.\u201d<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS\u00a0<\/strong>\ud83c\udf10\u00a0Gianluigi Donnarumma to Man City \u2018imminent\u2019 as final hurdle revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Man City midfield still getting up to speed \u2013 Charlie Adam<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Liverpool and Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam analysed some of the reasons why Guardiola\u2019s team might not yet be at their brilliant best.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI look at Man City\u2019s team at the moment, they\u2019re trying. Rodri is missing, Bernardo Silva never played, [Phil] Foden never played [both from kick-off].<\/p>\n \u201cWith that midfield [Nico Gonzalez, Cherki and Reijnders], there\u2019s no real Premier League experience in that midfield compared to Tottenham.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking about [Joao] Palhinha, who\u2019s played in the Premier League, [Rodrigo] Bentancur and [Pape Matar] Sarr, all played Premier League football, so they\u2019ve got that experience in there.<\/p>\n \u201cI know they\u2019re all good players, good footballers, Reijnders, Gonzalez and Cherki, but it takes time to really get the flow of it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd now for Man City, getting their key players back in terms of Foden, Silva, Rodri, I think will make a huge difference to them.<\/p>\n \u201cBut they have to find these solutions, and again, I still think, with the window open, Man City will look to do some business.\u201d<\/p>\n City dropping out of contention for future league titles would delight Liverpool and Arsenal, who have been their main challengers in recent years.<\/p>\n Liverpool pounced on City\u2019s frailty last term to win the Premier League during Arne Slot\u2019s first season at Anfield.<\/p>\n Man City transfer news: Savinho latest; triple threat<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Tottenham thunder towards spectacular Savinho deal as Man City line up \u20ac100m replacement \u2013 sources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Man City star wants to stay but Guardiola presented with triple threat from Euro club<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n